# Accident 19821219064579A: Piper PA32RT300T, Sullivan, MO, December 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2106° N, 91.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2106&lon=-91.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39487 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,962 total, 1,162 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821219064579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WINDSHEAR OR DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL RESULTED IN GROUND IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC83LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA040), Dec 19, 1982: Piper PA-32RT (N39487), Sullivan, 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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