# Accident 19841025059839A: Piper PA32RT300T, Columbia, MO, October 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1984, 22:56 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9498° N, 92.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9498&lon=-92.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 457 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841025059839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE AFTER EXITING A CLOUD DURING A CIRCLING APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. ALTIMETER NOT SET PROPERLY.

## 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 MKC85LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA009), Oct 26, 1984: Piper PA32RT-300T (N75DR), Columbia, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75DR (1)

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

- [Incident 19891107060639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891107060639I), Nov 7, 1989: Piper PA32RT300T (N75DR), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Forced landing. NR6 exhaust stack broke off and hot gas heated firewall and baggage compartment.

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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