# NTSB MKC72DCG52: Piper PA-28, N8378W, Camdenton, MO, May 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1972
- Place: Camdenton, MO · CAMDENTON, MO
- Location: 38.0132° N, 92.7514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camdenton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0132&lon=-92.7514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1810  72/5/10    CAMDENTON,MO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N8378W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMDENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST-PAUL,MINN                GRAND GLAIZE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## 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: Camdenton

## 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 MKC71FDM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM47), Feb 28, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8378W), So.St.Paul, MN, 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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