Amateur-built EAGLE 2 accident near Joplin, Missouri, September 28, 1986
On September 28, 1986 at about 8:00 pm local time, a amateur-built EAGLE 2, registered N25FH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Joplin, Missouri (Municipal 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
- September 28, 1986 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Joplin, Missouri · Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built EAGLE 2
- Registration
- N25FH · registry record · serial 0001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT WAS LANDING RWY 22 WITH WINDS FROM 190 AT 12. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, A WIND GUST LIFTED ACFT TO RIGHT, OFF SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STARTED A GO-AROUND BUT DISCOVERED PATH OF FLIGHT WAS TOWARD TOWER AND TERMINAL BLDG. PILOT ABORTED GO-AROUND AND PUT ACFT ON GROUND. GROUND PATH TOOK ACFT INTO RAIL IN FRONT OF TERMINAL BLDG.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,000 hours in all; 29 in this make and model; 59 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 30 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MCI Kansas City MO at 7:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 3,600 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:00 pm from JLN
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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