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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Kirksville, MO · March 4, 1981

Date
March 4, 1981 · 20:06 local
Place
Kirksville, MO
Airport
Clarence Cannon M
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GHLA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9117Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FA023
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,417 total399 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft crashed short of runway during instrument approach. Altimeter malfunction noted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH. ALTIMETER MALFUNCTION NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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