# NTSB MKC71FDM47: Piper PA-28, N8378W, So.St.Paul, MN, February 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1971
- Place: So.St.Paul, MN · SO.ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0884  71/2/28    SO.ST.PAUL,MINN     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 100
        TIME - 1015                    N8378W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SO.ST.PAUL,MINN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8378W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8378W-2008-06-19), registration cancelled 2008-06-19, S/N 28-2579, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fleming Field

## Other investigations on N8378W (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 MIA03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA133), Jun 16, 2003: Piper PA-28-180 (N8378W), Ocean Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to starvation as a result of the pilot's continued operation of an airplane with known deficiencies.
- [NTSB MKC74DER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER02), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8378W), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG52), May 10, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N8378W), Camdenton, 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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