# NTSB MKC79DCA25: Piper PA-28, N5931W, Alton, MO, August 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1979
- Place: Alton, MO · ALTON, MO
- Location: 36.6908° N, 91.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6908&lon=-91.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1952   79/8/9  NR.ALTON,MO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N5931W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIGMAN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALTON,MO                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5931W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5931W-1982-12-10), registration cancelled 1982-12-10, S/N 28-3379 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pigman Ranch

## 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 19790809021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809021309A), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA28160, Alton, MO, Substantial damage. Landed long. Unable to stop. Made turn at end of runway to avoid a fence. Hit fence post.

## Other investigations on N5931W (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW80FPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG09), Dec 27, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5931W), N Little Rock, AR, 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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