# NTSB MKC71DCG38: Piper PA-28, N8261N, Chillicothe, MO, December 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1970
- Place: Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
- Location: 39.7948° N, 93.5474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7948&lon=-93.5474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4440  70/12/20   CHILLICOTHE,MO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 107
        TIME - 1425                    N8261N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILLICOTHE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTERVILLE,IOWA            CHILLICOTHE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L,NOSE GR HIT 12IN RISE IN TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8261N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261N-2017-04-13), registration cancelled 2017-04-13, S/N 28-25473, built 1969 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chillicothe

## Other investigations on N8261N (3)

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 SEA95LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA207), Sep 4, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N8261N), Mt Pleasant, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING CLIMBOUT. FACTORS INCLUDE WIND SHEAR AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
- [NTSB FTW78DPM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPM01), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N8261N), Big Cedar, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG59), Apr 25, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8261N), Trenton, MO, 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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