# NTSB MKC82DCG02: Piper PA-38, N91324, Forsyth, MO, October 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1981
- Place: Forsyth, MO · FORSYTH, MO
- Location: 36.6853° N, 93.1027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forsyth, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6853&lon=-93.1027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DCG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2241   81/10/2   FORSYTH,MO          PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N91324              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 34, 746 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORSYTH,MO                  POINT LOOKOUT,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- DRG PREV FLT,MADE PRCTNRY LNDG ON 2400FT FARM FLD W LOW FUEL.UN TO ACLT ABV 45KTS DRG ATMTD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91324 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811002065629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065629A), Oct 2, 1981: Piper PA38112, Forsyth, MO, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain fuel at planned stop. Landed in farm field, fueled, struck fence on belated aborted 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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