# Accident 19741024035409A: Piper PA32300, Boonville, MO, October 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Boonville, MO
- Airport: Boonville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9920° N, 92.7483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Boonville Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9920&lon=-92.7483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56994-2024-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 91 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DCG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024035409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC75DCG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCG18), Oct 24, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N56994), Boonville, MO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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