# NTSB MKC75DCA21: Piper PA-28R, N3094R, Kennett, MO, March 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1975
- Place: Kennett, MO · KENNETT, MO
- Location: 36.2399° N, 90.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennett, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2399&lon=-90.0470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0437  75/3/13    KENNETT,MO          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 542
        TIME - 1230                    N3094R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 534 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNETT MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 KENNETT,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDSHIELD ICE ENRT.GUSTS TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3094R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3094R-1976-05-20), registration cancelled 1976-05-20, S/N 28R-35661, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kennett Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750313005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313005369A), Mar 13, 1975: Piper PA28R200, Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. Windshield ice enrt. Gusts to 30K.

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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