Piper PA-46 accident near Osage Beach, Missouri, May 14, 1985
On May 14, 1985 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-46, registered N4362F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Osage Beach, Missouri (Lynn Creek/Grand Glaize airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 14, 1985 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Osage Beach, Missouri · Lynn Creek/Grand Glaize · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46 · all PA-46s on the register
- Registration
- N4362F · no longer on the register · serial 46-8408055
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT MID-FIELD ON THE 3205 FT RWY, THE ACFT LANDING SPEED WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE THE LANDING INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES & THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE MADE A GO-AROUND INSTEAD OF THE DECISION TO CONTINUE THE LANDING. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE ARPT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,825 hours in all; 7 in this make and model; 155 in the last 90 days; 2,875 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 181 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 18, 1985; 98 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,650 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ADS Addison TX at 1:45 pm
- Destination: K15 Osage Beach MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 32, 3,205 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; not recorded
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:52 pm from VIH, 40 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4362F the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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