# NTSB MKC82FCA02: Cessna 172, N7284A, Piedmont, MO, November 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1981
- Place: Piedmont, MO · PIEDMONT, MO
- Location: 37.1504° N, 90.6957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1504&lon=-90.6957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2232   81/11/2   PIEDMONT,MO         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1060
        TIME - 2000                    N7284A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1040 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIEDMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIEDMONT,MO                 POPLAR BLUFF,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES ON HILL APRX 1 MI FM ARPT ON DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7284A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7284A-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 29384, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Piedmont Muni

## 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 19811102071459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102071459A), Nov 2, 1981: Cessna 172, Piedmont, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into hill immediately after takeoff at night. No obstruction lights were on hills.

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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