# NTSB MKC79FCG77: Piper PA-28R, N1094X, Lake Winnebago, MO, September 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1979
- Place: Lake Winnebago, MO · LAKE WINNEBAGO, MO
- Location: 38.8211° N, 94.3623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Winnebago, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8211&lon=-94.3623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2714  79/9/11    LAKE WINNEBAGO,MO   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 380
        TIME - 2330                    N1094X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WINNEBAGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEE'S SUMMIT,MO             LAKE WINNEBAGO,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT JUMPED FROM ACFT DRG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1094X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1094X-1980-05-07), registration cancelled 1980-05-07, S/N 28R-7535238, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Winnebago

## 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 19790911025579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911025579A), Sep 11, 1979: Piper PA28/, Lake Winnebago, MO, Destroyed. Landed at night. No runway lights. Overshot runway. Struck trees. Aircraft burned.

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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