# NTSB IAD78FLQ07: Piper PA-24, N8791P, Campbellsville, KY, January 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1978
- Place: Campbellsville, KY · CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.3439° N, 85.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3439&lon=-85.3522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0021   78/1/6    CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 640
        TIME - 2100                    N8791P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 622 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNSBORO,LA                CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LDG IN FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8791P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8791P-1978-02-06), registration cancelled 1978-02-06, S/N 24-4244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Taylor County

## 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 19780106000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780106000079A), Jan 6, 1978: Piper PA24400, Campbellsville, KY, Destroyed. Plt attempted ldg in fog.

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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