# NTSB IAD78FA045: Piper PA-32, N40012, Myersville, MD, February 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Myersville, MD · MYERSVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.5020° N, 77.5696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myersville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5020&lon=-77.5696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0383  78/2/27    MYERSVILLE,MD       PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2030
        TIME - 1329                    N40012              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAGERSTOWN,MD               COLLEGE PARK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AIRMET IN EFFECT PREDICTING MODERATE TURBULENCE.PLT STRUCK HEAD AGAINST AIRFRAME - BLINDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40012](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40012-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 32R-7780506, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780227006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227006189A), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA32R300, Myersville, MD, Destroyed. AIRMET in effect predicting moderate turbulence. Plt struck head ast airframe - blinded.

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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