# Accident 19790124001479A: Piper PA32R300, Higginsville, MO, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Higginsville, MO
- Airport: Higginsville Indu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.0649° N, 93.7268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Higginsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0649&lon=-93.7268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9621K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9621K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 934 total, 33 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124001479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED 150 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY AT NIGHT.

## 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 MKC79FCG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG22), Jan 24, 1979: Piper PA-32R (N9621K), Higginsville, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9621K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071104829539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071104829539I), Nov 4, 2007: Piper PA32R300 (N9621K), Sylva, NC, Minor damage. (-23) PIC stated, departure from active runway 33, rotated, retracted gear and initiated climb. A gust of wind from the east pushed aircraft down and to the…

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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