# NTSB MKC79FA054: Piper PA-28, N5518V, Mountain View, MO, September 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1979
- Place: Mountain View, MO · MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO
- Location: 36.9937° N, 91.7019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain View, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9937&lon=-91.7019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3120  79/9/13    MOUNTAIN VIEW,MO    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N5518V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN VIEW MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNTAIN VIEW,MO            HOUSTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PIC ACCUMULATED 66HRS OUT OF TOTAL 98HRS FLT TIME BETWEEN 1959 & 1978.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5518V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518V-2011-07-18), registration cancelled 2011-07-18, S/N 28-7716182 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mountain View Mun

## 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 19790913029549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913029549A), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA28161, Mountain View, MO, Destroyed. Departed VFR. Aircraft observed in steep bank. Dived into trees 2 miles from airport. No mechanical defects found.

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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