# Accident 19840812041659A: Piper PA28161, Branson, MO, August 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Airport: M Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6401° N, 93.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6401&lon=-93.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8289A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8289A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 53 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812041659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED UPDRAFT DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND LONG INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND.

## 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 MKC84LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA248), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N8289A), Branson, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8289A (1)

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

- [Incident 19890628052809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628052809I), Jun 28, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N8289A), Winamac, IN, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft on taxiway. Veered left and wing struck a bale of hay. Passenger accidentally applied brakes

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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