# NTSB MKC79DCG81: Piper PA-32, N3209W, Green City, MO, September 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1979
- Place: Green City, MO · GREEN CITY, MO
- Location: 40.2648° N, 92.9615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2648&lon=-92.9615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCG81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2712  79/9/30    GREEN CITY,MO       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 371
        TIME - 2130                    N3209W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIDMARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREEN CITY,MO               GREEN CITY,MO                KIRKSVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W TREE & FENCE POST,40FT FROM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3209W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209W-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 32-9, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Widmark

## 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 19790930024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930024419A), Sep 30, 1979: Piper PA32260, Green City, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot struck a tree and fencepost while landing at night on a 2000' strip.

## Other investigations on N3209W (2)

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 MKC81DCG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG11), Nov 11, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3209W), Green City, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA06), Aug 23, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N3209W), Kokomo, IN, 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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