# NTSB MKC71FCD58: Piper PA-31, N8000Y, Iowa City, IA, February 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1971
- Place: Iowa City, IA · IOWA CITY, IA
- Location: 41.6557° N, 91.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6557&lon=-91.5309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCD58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0218  71/2/18    IOWA CITY,IOWA      PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 10025
        TIME - 1915                    N8000Y              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MICH                IOWA CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       46
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- PLT STATED VOR,DME FLUCTUATED.R ALTERNATOR INOP.DESCENDED BLO PUBLISHED MDA ON 2ND VOR APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8000Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Iowa City

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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