Piper PA-28-180 accident near Columbia, Missouri, January 15, 1986
On January 15, 1986 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-180, registered N7013W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Columbia, Missouri (Columbia Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 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
- January 15, 1986 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Columbia, Missouri · Columbia Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · all PA-28-180s on the register
- Registration
- N7013W · no longer on the register · serial 28-692
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SHOWING HIS PASSENGER A PROCEDURE THAT HE USED IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANES WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE AT 300 FEET AGL JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. HE COULD NOT COMPLETE THE RECOVERY BEFORE IMPACTING THE RUNWAY.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,040 hours in all; 781 in this make and model; 4,978 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,900 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 2,175 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A3A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: K24 Columbia MO at 6:59 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2, 6,499 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:10 pm from COU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N7013W the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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