# NTSB IAD78DIJ09: Piper PA-32, N55193, Morgantown, WV, February 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1978
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DIJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0049   78/2/5    MORGANTOWN,WV       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1010
        TIME - 1948                    N55193              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUEFIELD,WV                MORGANTOWN,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55193](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55193-1990-03-02), registration cancelled 1990-03-02, S/N 327340104 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hartfield

## 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 19780205001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205001319A), Feb 5, 1978: Piper PA32RT300, Morgantown, WV, Substantial damage

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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