# NTSB MKC75DCG18: Piper PA-32, N56994, Boonville, MO, October 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Boonville, MO · BOONVILLE, MO
- Location: 38.9614° N, 92.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9614&lon=-92.7462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3404  74/10/24   BOONVILLE,MO        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 139
        TIME - 1750                    N56994              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,ILL                 BOONVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56994](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56994-2024-02-10), registration cancelled 2024-02-10, S/N 32-7440038, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boonville Muni

## 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 19741024035409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024035409A), Oct 24, 1974: Piper PA32300, Boonville, MO, Substantial damage. Struck drainage ditch.

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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