Piper PA-38-112 accident near Orrick, Missouri, November 5, 1985
On November 5, 1985 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-38-112, registered N2468F, was destroyed in an accident near Orrick, Missouri. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 5, 1985 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Orrick, Missouri · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · all PA-38-112s on the register
- Registration
- N2468F · registry record · serial 38-79A0464
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT WAS BRIEFED TO PRACTICE STALLS, SLOW FLIGHT, 720-DEGREE TURNS AND SIMULATED FORCED LANDINGS WITH SPECIALINSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PLT NOT TO GO BELOW 500 FT AGL ON THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDINGS. DURING ONE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING, THE PROPELLER AND THE VERTICAL TAIL STRUCK A LOWER STRAND OF A FIVE STRAND HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE. THE ACFT THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION.
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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 40 hours in all; 40 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 18 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,670 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 25, 1985; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MKC Kansas City MO at 7:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:47 pm from MKC, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC86FA023.