# Accident 19840213003239A: Piper PA20, Boonville, MO, February 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1984, 12:00 local time
- Place: Boonville, MO
- Airport: Jesse Viertel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9606° N, 92.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9606&lon=-92.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4944M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944M-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840213003239A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. BLAMED A CROSSWIND GUST FROM AN OPENING IN THE HILLS ALONG SIDE OF THE 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 MKC84LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA074), Feb 13, 1984: Piper PA-20 (N4944M), Boonville, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4944M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830310006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310006889A), Mar 10, 1983: Piper PA20 (N4944M), Martinsville, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Struck a tree on forced landing. Low fuel and dirt in fuel systems are factors.

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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