Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Joplin Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Webb City, Missouri 64870
Monday, March 19, 1984 19:14 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY SPRINGFIELD TOWER THAT ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED ALONG HIS PROPOSED ROUTE OF FLT. HOWEVER, HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF, & ABOUT 4 MIN LATER, THE PLT ADVISED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED RIME ICE. HE CONTINUED THE FLT TO JOPLIN, PICKING UP MORE ICE ALONG THE ROUTE. AT JOPLIN, THE PLT MADE AN ILS APCH TO RWY 13 WITH PLANS TO CIRCLE & LAND ON RWY 31. WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT PASS OVER THE FIELD, HEADING SOUTHEAST, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 13. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE THE PLT WAS MAKING A CIRCLING APCH. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. ANOTHER PLT WHO LANDED A FEW MIN BEFORE THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WAS 3/4 OBSCURED WITH MIXED ICE & THE WINGS OF HIS ACFT HAD ACCUMULATED 1/4 INCH OF CLEAR ICE ON THE LEADING EDGES. HE SAID THE ICE ACCUMULATED IN 6 TO 10 MIN IN THE PRECIP AREA.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/19/1984 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1914 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | WEBB CITY |
| Event State | MISSOURI |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 64870 |
| Event Date Year | 1984 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | JOPLIN MUNI |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | JLN |
| 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 | 981 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Partial - limited by pilot |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1925 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 310 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | JLN |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 981 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 1 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 310 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 12 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 20 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 661 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 24366 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:15AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N6665X |
| NTSB Number | MKC84FA106 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | B36 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | B36 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | EA-354 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3850 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 22 1984 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 27 |
| Airframe Hours | 230 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | JBG LEASING |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. BOX 4857 |
| Aircraft Owner City | |
| Aircraft Owner State | |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | MEMPHIS JET CENTER |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 2451 DEMOCRAT ROAD |
| Operator City | MEMPHIS |
| Operator State | TN |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 38118 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| 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 | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SGF |
| Departure City | SPRINGFIELD |
| Departure State | MO |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1840 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | JLN |
| Destination City | JOPLIN |
| Destination State | MO |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 31 |
| Runway Length | 6503 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |