# Accident 19840406015059A: Piper PA38112, St Joseph, MO, April 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MO
- Airport: Rosecrans Memoria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7501° N, 94.8395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7501&lon=-94.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25731, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25731-1997-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840406015059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BALLOONED AND MADE A HARD LANDING. BLAMED A GUSTY CROSSWIND FOR THE EVENT.

## 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 MKC84LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA121), Apr 7, 1984: Piper PA-38 (N25731), St. Joseph, 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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