Salisbury Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Salisbury, Missouri 65244
Tuesady, November 22, 1988 11:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT SAID SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PLOWED FIELD, AND AFTER ROLLING ABOUT FIFTY YARDS ON THE ROUGH, SOFT TERRAIN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AS THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER WAS FOUND IN A PARTIALLY OFF POSITION. IN THIS POSITION, IT WAS DETERMINED, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER EXCEPT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/22/1988
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1145
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City SALISBURY
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 65244
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SALISBURY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MO41
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 650
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1150 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 140
Weather Observation Facility ID COU
Elevation of weather observation facility 889
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 40
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
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) 7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 170
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1450
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 22 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1400
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37575
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 12:18PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8927C
NTSB Number MKC89LA026
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-22-135
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-22-135
Aircraft Serial Number 22-1523
Certified Max Gross Weight 1950
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 27 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 5
Airframe Hours 2610
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ANTWILLER, GILBERT K
Aircraft Owner Street Address RR #1
Aircraft Owner City CLIFTON HILL
Aircraft Owner State MO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 65244
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ANTWILER, GILBERT KENT
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address ROUTE 1
Operator City CLIFTON HILL
Operator State MO
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 65244
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 Yes
Departure Airport Code MO41
Departure City SALISBURY
Departure State MO
Departure Country
Departure Time 1140
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code MBY
Destination City MOBERLY
Destination State MO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 2300
Runway Width 108
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --