# NTSB MKC78FCG01: Piper PA-22, N631A, Plattsburg, MO, October 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1977
- Place: Plattsburg, MO · PLATTSBURG, MO
- Location: 39.5542° N, 94.4634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plattsburg, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5542&lon=-94.4634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3164   77/10/1   PLATTSBURG,MO       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 597
        TIME - 0030                    N631A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATTSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              PLATTSBURG,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N631A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631A-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 22-34, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plattsburg

## 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 19771001031389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001031389A), Oct 1, 1977: Piper PA22, Plattsburg, MO, Substantial damage

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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