# Accident 19791211043049A: Piper PA31300, Lees Summit, MO, December 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lees Summit, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7511L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7511L-2008-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 55 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211043049A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST SEVERE UP AND DOWN DRAFTS. AIRCRAFT EXCEEDED RED LINE IN UNCONTROLLED DIVE. WRINKLED WINGS.

## 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 MKC80FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA013), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N7511L), Lee'S Summit, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7511L (1)

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

- [Accident 19820215004229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215004229A), Feb 15, 1982: Piper PA31 (N7511L), East St. Louis, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit snowberm at side of runway after low visibility approach.

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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