# Accident 19751220038539A: Piper J5A, Missouri City, MO, December 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1975
- Place: Missouri City, MO
- Airport: Missouri City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.2383° N, 94.3027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missouri City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2383&lon=-94.3027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32989, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32989) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 53 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751220038539A

## Narrative

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

HIGHER THAN NML SPEED DUE WIND COND.

## 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 MKC76DCG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG39), Dec 20, 1975: Piper J5A (N32989), Missouri City, 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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