# NTSB MKC81FA048: Piper PA-28, N8080Z, Kirksville, MO, August 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1981
- Place: Kirksville, MO · KIRKSVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2240   81/8/3  NR.KIRKSVILLE,MO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 67
        TIME - 0008                    N8080Z              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARENCE CANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KIRKSVILLE,MO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GROSS WEIGHT & AFT CG LIMITS EXCEEDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8080Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8080Z-1983-02-05), registration cancelled 1983-02-05, S/N 28-8016052 (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: Clarence Cannon

## 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 19810803047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803047169A), Aug 3, 1981: Piper PA28161, Kirksville, KS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft crashed at night in poor weather conditions shortly after takeoff.

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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