# NTSB MKC73DER31: Piper PA-30, N8387Y, Morris, MN, December 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1972
- Place: Morris, MN · MORRIS, MN
- Location: 45.5859° N, 95.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5859&lon=-95.9054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3703  72/12/27   MORRIS,MINN         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2600
        TIME - 2015                    N8387Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            MORRIS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT MOMENTARILY BLINDED BY LDG LGT REFLECTION OFF FOG.HIT GND ABT 450FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8387Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8387Y), registered now, S/N 30-1542, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morris 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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