# Accident 19790809021309A: Piper PA28160, Alton, MO, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: Alton, MO
- Airport: Pigman Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6908° N, 91.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6908&lon=-91.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5931W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5931W-1982-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 3 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809021309A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG. UNABLE TO STOP. MADE TURN AT END OF RUNWAY TO AVOID A FENCE. HIT FENCE POST.

## 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 MKC79DCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA25), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5931W), Alton, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5931W (1)

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

- [Accident 19791227035759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791227035759A), Dec 27, 1979: Piper PA28160 (N5931W), North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff. No cause found for engine failure.

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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