# NTSB MKC81DCA11: Piper PA-28, N41606, St Charles, MO, April 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1981
- Place: St Charles, MO · ST CHARLES, MO
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0767  81/4/29  NR.ST CHARLES,MO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N41606              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CHARLES COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ST CHARLES,MO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41606](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41606), registered now, S/N 287415291 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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: St Charles County

## 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 19810429020629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429020629A), Apr 29, 1981: Piper PA28151, St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot taxiing to hangar hit same with wing-tip.

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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