# Accident 19780227003249A: Piper PA34200, Malden, MO, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Malden, MO
- Airport: Malden Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.5982° N, 89.9925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MALDEN RGNL (MAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5982&lon=-89.9925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,525 total, 335 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227003249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BLOCK OF ICE 4X3X2 FT IN CENTER OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MKC78DCA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA18), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N8385C), Malden, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8385C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130607011999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130607011999I), Jun 7, 2013: Piper PA-34-200T (N8385C), Phoenix, AZ, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Stated that before placing the aircraft on lease back he wanted to ensure the propeller feathering system functioned in flight. [privacy…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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