# NTSB MKC82DA154: Piper PA-25-235, N8787L, Fisk, MO, August 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 20, 1982, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Fisk, MO
- Coordinates: 36.770725, -90.229911 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7707&lon=-90.2299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70681/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA154

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A SMALL AG STRIP WHEN HIS LEFT WING WENT INTO MILO GROWING BESIDE THE STRIP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND FLIPPED OVER. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S TENTH TAKEOFF ON THAT DAY. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 14 GUSTING 15 KTS

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8787L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787L-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 25-5473, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25-5473
- Airframe hours: 2400
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Douglas Decker
- Registered owner: Douglas Decker
- Departed: FISK, MO
- Destination: FISK, MO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,250 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 194 °F

## 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 19820820040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820040249A), Aug 20, 1982: Piper PA25235, Fisk, MO, Destroyed. Caught a wing tip in milo on edge of ag strip during an attempted takeoff. Airplane ground looped and flipped over.

## Other investigations on N8787L (3)

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 CHI93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA175), May 19, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N8787L), Mexico, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the soft field landing site.
- [NTSB DEN91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA088), Jul 9, 1991: Piper PA-25C-235 (N8787L), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR WAS: PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRPLANE PREFLIGHT.
- [NTSB FTW75FRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD46), May 9, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N8787L), Leroy, LA, substantial damage

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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