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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Gainesville, MO · August 12, 1979

Date
August 12, 1979 · 15:45 local
Place
Gainesville, MO
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6546J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FCG69
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total280 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Touch down midway runway. Attempted go-around, ran off end of runway, crossed a ditch and hit a tree.

As the FAA filed it

TOUCH DOWN MIDWAY RUNWAY. ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY, CROSSED A DITCH AND HIT A TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.