# Accident 19821017053009A: Piper PA22108, Baxter Springs, KS, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS
- Airport: Walter A Swalley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0197° N, 94.7302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0197&lon=-94.7302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4581Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017053009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE TURNING LOW FINAL FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING. AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 MKC83FCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FCQ02), Oct 17, 1982: Piper PA-22-108 (N4581Z), Baxter Springs, KS, 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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