# NTSB MKC71AK029: Piper PA-30, N431AP, Fulton, MO, November 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1970
- Place: Fulton, MO · FULTON, MO
- Location: 38.8551° N, 91.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fulton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8551&lon=-91.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3173  70/11/29   FULTON,MO           PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 900
        TIME - 2300                    N431AP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            FULTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- DESCENDED INTO KNOWN FOG COND. RECOVERY DATE 11/30/70. PLTS TOTAL TIME AS OF 6/4/69.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N431AP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431AP-1971-01-15), registration cancelled 1971-01-15, S/N 30-1713, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fulton

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.

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