# NTSB MKC72FCA18: Piper PA-30, N8040Y, Scott City, MO, December 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1971
- Place: Scott City, MO · SCOTT CITY, MO
- Location: 37.2245° N, 89.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scott City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2245&lon=-89.5378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040Y-1972-01-14), registration cancelled 1972-01-14, S/N 30-1150 (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: Cape Girardeau

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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