# Accident 19821226066859A: Piper PA28R201T, Bates City, MO, December 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1982, 19:35 local time
- Place: Bates City, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0004° N, 94.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0004&lon=-94.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2941Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 86 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226066859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRASH OCCURRED FEW MINUTES AFTER 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 MKC83FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA046), Dec 27, 1982: Piper PA-28R-201T (N2941Q), Bates City, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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