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Small Plane Crash Takes Lives of Family, Friend

What: Cirrus SR22 en route from Kansas City to Springfield
Where: North of Willard, Missouri
When: Sept 15, 2012 Midnight
Who: 5 aboard, 5 fatalities
Why: The Lambert family plane crashed in a pasture just after midnight Saturday in a field near the intersection of State Highway 123 and Farm Road 81. Victims were reported a family and friend, including John M. Lambert, 44, of Springfield; Grayson Lambert, 16; McKinley Lambert, 15; Joshua Lambert, 10; and Robin E. Melton, 46, of Ozark.

The family was returning from a Kansas City Royals baseball game when their plane crashed in a farmer’s field, sending out what was described as a “sonic boom” and shooting fireballs into the sky. The plane essentially disintegrated on impact.

The family in whose farm they landed called 911 just after midnight, but no survivors were found.

The FAA is investigating.

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