# Accident 19781204036279A: Piper PA24400, Vermillion, SD, December 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: Vermillion, SD
- Airport: Harold Davidson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.7653° N, 96.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAROLD DAVIDSON FLD (VMR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7653&lon=-96.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5585P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5585P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 109 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204036279A

## Narrative

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

PATCHES OF ICE AND FROST ON RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC79DTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK04), Dec 4, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N5585P), Vermillion, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5585P (1)

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

- [Accident 20211007017789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211007017789A), Oct 7, 2021: Piper PA-24 (N5585P), Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. While conducting part 91 flight from airport fnl N5585P experienced loss of engine power during takeoff and landed on a public road approximately 3000 ft. from…

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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