# NTSB MKC73DCD31: Piper PA-32, N4806S, Carroll, IA, September 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1972
- Place: Carroll, IA · CARROLL, IA
- Location: 42.0704° N, 94.8646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carroll, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0704&lon=-94.8646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1136  72/9/14    CARROLL,IOWA        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1930                    N4806S              PX-  0  0  3  TRAINING                  36, 3428 TOTAL HOURS, 146
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARROLL MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARROLL,IOWA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L,HIT MOUND OF DIRT ABT 3-4FT HI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4806S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4806S), registered now, S/N 32-1190, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carroll Mun

## Other investigations on N4806S (1)

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 MKC71DCD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD59), Feb 19, 1971: Piper PA-32 (N4806S), Guthrie Cntr, IA, 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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