# Accident 19780825022419A: Piper PA32R300, Des Moines, IA, August 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1978
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12ML-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,985 total, 972 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825022419A

## Narrative

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

LT MLG DROPPED INTO HOLE BESIDE TAXIWAY.

## 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 MKC78DCD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD46), Aug 25, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N12ML), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12ML (1)

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

- [Accident 19801214075899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214075899A), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N12ML), Hagarville, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power, struck trees while trying to land in a pasture. Engine swallowed a valve. Mayday call before crash.

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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