# NTSB MKC81FCA05: Piper PA-36, N55713, Hayti, MO, December 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1980
- Place: Hayti, MO · HAYTI, MO
- Location: 36.2325° N, 89.7474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayti, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2325&lon=-89.7474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3410   80/12/5   HAYTI,MO            PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 720
        TIME - 0910                    N55713              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-CONTINENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYTI,MO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55713](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55713), registered now, S/N 36-7360007, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mid-Continent

## 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 19801205071289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801205071289A), Dec 5, 1980: Piper PA36285, Hayti, MO, Destroyed. Second test flight of modified airplane failed to maintain flying speed on climbout, stalled.

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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