# NTSB MKC79DCG65: Piper PA-28, N57320, Columbia, MO, July 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1979
- Place: Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1317  79/7/28    COLUMBIA,MO         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N57320              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTON WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           94                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 3000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57320](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57320), registered now, S/N 28-7425090, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cotton Woods

## 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 19790728017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728017819A), Jul 28, 1979: Piper PA28140, Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Plt elected to abort takeoff, ran off end of rwy into ditch. Factors - density, altitude and misjudgement.

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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