# NTSB MKC73DCD45: Piper PA-24, N5469P, Cedar Rapids, IA, December 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1972
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4108  72/12/25   CEDAR RAPIDS,IOWA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 477
        TIME - 1601                    N5469P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 456 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR RAPIDS MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARINDA,IOWA               CEDAR RAPIDS,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D APRX 150 FT SHORT OF RWY.PLT AWRE OF ACFT ICE,ADVSD GND CTC EXTDD FLAPS UN CK DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5469P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5469P-1973-02-23), registration cancelled 1973-02-23, S/N 24-526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Mun

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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