# NTSB MKC81FA052: Piper PA-38, N9663T, Clinton, MO, August 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1981
- Place: Clinton, MO · CLINTON, MO
- Location: 38.3712° N, 93.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3712&lon=-93.7681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2226  81/8/29    CLINTON,MO          PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 2230                    N9663T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HARRISON,AR                 LEE'S SUMMIT,MO              CLINTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ROW OF TREES NR END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9663T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clinton Memorial

## 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 19810829052749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052749A), Aug 29, 1981: Piper PA38112, Clinton, MO, Destroyed. Too low on final on night, unscheduled landing. Struck tree-tops. Crashed inverted short of runway. Low skill level

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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