- Date
- December 7, 1971
- Place
- Scott City, MO · SCOTT CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8040YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164484
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3300 71/12/7 SCOTT CITY,MO PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1755 N8040Y PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 53, 26000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 525 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE GIRARDEAU DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARY,IND SCOTT CITY,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- FLEW INTO GRND DURING FINAL TURN OF VOR CIRCLING APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8040Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cape Girardeau
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