# Accident 19810711040529A: Piper PA25235, Knob Noster, MO, July 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Knob Noster, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7674° N, 93.5606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knob Noster, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7674&lon=-93.5606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8516L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8516L-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 173 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711040529A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON LIFT-OFF, WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER. PASTURE STRIP NEEDED DOUBLE LENGTH FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC81FCG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG49), Jul 11, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N8516L), Knob Noster, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N8516L (1)

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

- [Accident 19911010045629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911010045629A), Oct 10, 1991: Piper PA25235 (N8516L), Warner, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on spray turn around. Stalled crashed and burned.

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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