# Accident 19800201001959A: Piper PA32300, Festus, MO, February 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1949° N, 90.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Festus Memorial Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1949&lon=-90.3854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4127R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4127R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,547 total, 128 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800201001959A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DEVELOP HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. TRIED TO SALVAGE LANDING BUT IMPACTED RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC80DCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA06), Feb 1, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N4127R), Festus, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4127R (2)

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

- [Incident 20120507011549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120507011549I), May 7, 2012: Piper PA-32-300 (N4127R), Tinian, CM, Minor damage. PIC placed fuel selector on an outboard tank that contained minimum fuel. During takeoff engine lost power that required a landing on the remaining runway. PIC…
- [Incident 19880704036009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704036009I), Jul 4, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N4127R), Plain City, UT. Parachute jumper hit a baseball field fence on landing. Caused minor injury.

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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