# NTSB MKC81DCG21: Piper PA-28, N4420X, Macon, MO, February 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1981
- Place: Macon, MO · MACON, MO
- Location: 39.7422° N, 92.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7422&lon=-92.4706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0070   81/2/4    MACON,MO            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N4420X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACON FOWER MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,IL                   MACON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W/SNOWBANK ACROSS RWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4420X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4420X-2004-11-17), registration cancelled 2004-11-17, S/N 28-7625029, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Macon Fower Mem

## 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 19810204002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810204002689A), Feb 4, 1981: Piper PA28140, Macon, MO, Substantial damage. Landing gear struck snowbank on edge of runway threshold during landing approach.

## Other investigations on N4420X (1)

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 FTW77DPG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG74), Aug 8, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N4420X), Lead Hill, AR, destroyed

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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