Elton Hensley Memorial Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Fulton, Missouri 65251
Thursday, July 22, 1993 20:55 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE EN ROUTE FROM BOULDER CITY, NEVADA, TO OSKOSH, WISCONSIN. THEY HAD DEPARTED BOULDER CITY AT 0545 (PDT). ON THIS LEG OF THE FLIGHT THEY HAD DEPARTED NEWTON, KANSAS, AT 1848(CDT). THE PILOT LANDED AT FULTON, MISSOURI, AT 2055(CDT). THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT HAD GOTTEN ONLY 4 HOURS OF SLEEP ON EACH OF THE TWO NIGHTS PRECEDING THE DEPARTURE FROM BOULDER CITY. THE PILOT STATED: 'I WAS SIMPLY BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING, NOT REALIZING HOW FATIGUED I WAS.'

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

failure to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/22/1993
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 2055
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City FULTON
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 65251
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport ELTON HENSLEY MEMORIAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FTT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 886
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2050 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID COU
Elevation of weather observation facility 889
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 28
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 23
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1288
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 22 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2143
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:27PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N26213
NTSB Number CHI93LA273
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 305B
Aircraft Series Identifier 305B
Aircraft Serial Number 23568
Certified Max Gross Weight 2400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 10 1992 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 22
Airframe Hours 6705
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CLIFFORD TURNER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1803 ROYAL BIRKDALE DR.
Aircraft Owner City BOULDER CITY
Aircraft Owner State NV
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 89005
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code EWK
Departure City NEWTON
Departure State KS
Departure Country
Departure Time 1848
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 3203
Runway Width 47
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --