Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Naylor, MO
36.575336°N, 90.604004°W |
Tail number | N22EK |
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Accident date | 27 May 1990 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-46-310P |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE FLYING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL, FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS THAT RESULTED FROM BLOCKAGE OF THE PITOT TUBE BY ATMOSPHERIC ICING.