# NTSB MKC71DCD55: Piper PA-28, N170S, Wapello, IA, January 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1971
- Place: Wapello, IA · WAPELLO, IA
- Location: 41.1772° N, 91.1890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wapello, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1772&lon=-91.1890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0436   71/1/2    WAPELLO,IOWA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 673
        TIME - 1550                    N170S               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARK GRIMM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAPELLO,IOWA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PAX LDG ACFT IN L SEAT.PIC IN R SEAT OPERATING FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N170S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mark Grimm

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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