# NTSB MKC82DA120: Piper PA-22-160, N9319D, Stockton, MO, July 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 11, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Stockton, MO
- Coordinates: 37.690052, -93.790718 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6901&lon=-93.7907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72738/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA120

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONE OF A FLIGHT OF FOUR, MAKING DEMONSTRATION FLYBYS AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SLOW FLYING, ABOUT 80 TO 85 FT AGL, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SINK. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS ABOUT 1000 TO 1500 FT BEHIND, TO THE RIGHT, AND 20 FT BELOW A CESSNA 175. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO STOP THE SINK, BUT THE PLANE STILL TOUCHED DOWN. IT BEGAN TO FLY AGAIN,BUT WOULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. WITH THE AIRPORT BEHIND AND THE AIRSPEED SLOW, HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A CLEAR AREA AHEAD. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A WIRE FENCE AND NOSED OVER. THE TEMPERATURE AND FIELD ELEVATION WERE 91 DEGREES AND 1045 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9319D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9319D), registered now, S/N 22-6332, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-160
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-6332
- Airframe hours: 1155
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-B2A 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Stepen W. Marsh
- Registered owner: Stepen W. Marsh
- Departed: MO43, STOCKTON, MO
- Destination: MO43, STOCKTON, MO
- Airport: MO43, runway 1, 2,100 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 665 total, 625 in this make and model, 665 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 196 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGF, 34 nm away

## 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 19820711026619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711026619A), Jul 11, 1982: Piper PA22160, Stockton, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying aircraft low and slow during bomb dropping contest. Airplane stalled and crashed.

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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