Springfield - Olathe

On October 8, 1994 at 10:31 AM, Springfield - Olathe experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by Bill B. Limbaugh, with the event recorded near Springfield-Downtown Missouri.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After taking off on an IFR flight, the airplane was observed to climb into a low overcast. The pilot contacted departure control and reported climbing through 2,200 feet for an assigned altitude of 5,000 feet msl. Shortly thereafter, radar and radio contact were lost, and the airplane crashed in a steep dive. During an investigation, no preimpact part failure or malfunction was found, though the airplane was extensively damaged during impact. The pilot's logbook indicated that he had flown three instrument approaches on 3/3/94 and that he had flown 3.1 hours in actual instrument conditions since that date.

Aircraft reference details include registration N27MT, MSN 690-11533, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.2062°, -93.2921°.