# NTSB MKC71DCG28: Piper PA-30, N8161Y, Cassville, MO, October 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1970
- Place: Cassville, MO · CASSVILLE, MO
- Location: 36.6783° N, 93.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6783&lon=-93.8681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4093  70/10/23   CASSVILLE,MO        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N8161Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 33, 1800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            640 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERLINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              CASSVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LND ON RWY TOO SHORT FOR EXISTING COND. LONGER RWY,BUT DOWNSLOPE,WAS AVAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8161Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8161Y-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 30-1274, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timberline

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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