# NTSB MKC74DCD08: Piper PA-22, N9824D, Independence, IA, August 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Independence, IA · INDEPENDENCE, IA
- Location: 42.4622° N, 91.9032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4622&lon=-91.9032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2669  73/8/12    INDEPENDENCE,IOWA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 145
        TIME - 1415                    N9824D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,IOWA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- SIMULATED EMERGENCY LDG OVERSHOT FLD ELECTED TO LAND DUE UN CLR PWR LINES ON CLB OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9824D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9824D-1977-10-14), registration cancelled 1977-10-14, S/N 22-6714, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Independence

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730812028119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812028119A), Aug 12, 1973: Piper PA22150, Independence, IA, Substantial damage. Simulated emergency ldg overshot fld elected to land due un clr pwr lines on clb out.

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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