# Accident 19811127077129A: Piper PA28161, Willow Springs, MO, November 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Willow Springs, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9868° N, 91.9616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9868&lon=-91.9616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8276H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8276H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DCG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127077129A

## Narrative

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

STABILATER STRUCK A FENCE POST ON A GO AROUND FROM A LOW PASS OVER A FARM STRIP. THEN FLEW 2 HRS BACK TO HOME BASE.

## 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 MKC82DCG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG12), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8276H), Willow Spgs, MO, substantial damage

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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