# NTSB MKC79FCG22: Piper PA-32R, N9621K, Higginsville, MO, January 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1979
- Place: Higginsville, MO · HIGGINSVILLE, MO
- Location: 39.0649° N, 93.7268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Higginsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0649&lon=-93.7268&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0061  79/1/24    HIGGINSVILLE,MO     PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 933
        TIME - 1830                    N9621K              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGGINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              HIGGINSVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9621K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9621K), registered now, S/N 32R-7680232, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Higginsville

## 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 19790124001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124001479A), Jan 24, 1979: Piper PA32R300, Higginsville, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot landed 150 feet short of runway at night.

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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