# Accident 19820930050759A: Piper PA32RT300, Excelsior Sprin, MO, September 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1982, 16:15 local time
- Place: Excelsior Sprin, MO
- Airport: Excelsior Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3508° N, 94.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3508&lon=-94.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39591-1983-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 66 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930050759A

## Narrative

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

INSUFFICIENT SPEED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TOO LATE, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 MKC82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA177), Sep 30, 1982: Piper PA32RT-300 (N39591), Excelsior Sprin, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39591 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800809083269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809083269I), Aug 9, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N39591), Hallock, MN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. The down lock hook had been broken, probably from aft loads on the nose gear.
- [Accident 19791020029609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020029609A), Oct 20, 1979: Piper PA32/ (N39591), Manistee, MI, Substantial damage. Made hard landing in gusty wind. Aircraft bounced twice. Came down very hard 3rd time. Collapsed gear.

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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