# NTSB MKC70DCD06: Piper PA-28, N8423R, Fairfield, IA, January 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1970
- Place: Fairfield, IA · FAIRFIELD, IA
- Location: 41.0064° N, 91.9666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0064&lon=-91.9666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0387  70/1/18    FAIRFIELD,IOWA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N8423R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,IOWA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8423R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8423R-1997-10-03), registration cancelled 1997-10-03, S/N 2822300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairfield

## Other investigations on N8423R (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 MKC68D0437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0437), Jan 26, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N8423R), Fairfield, IA, 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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