# NTSB MKC75FCD18: Piper PA-28, N5322L, Fort Dodge, IA, October 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1974
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA · FORT DODGE, IA
- Location: 42.5099° N, 94.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Dodge, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5099&lon=-94.1757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3238   74/10/1   FORT DODGE,IOWA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 105
        TIME - 0900                    N5322L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT DODGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,ILL               FORT DODGE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- PLT CONCERNED WITH 2 OTR ACFT THAT CUT IN FRONT OF CHEROKEE THAT HE WAS FOLLOWING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5322L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5322L-2010-07-20), registration cancelled 2010-07-20, S/N 2843455 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Dodge Muni

## 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 19741001031969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741001031969A), Oct 1, 1974: Piper PA28180, Fort Dodge, IA, Substantial damage. Plt concerned with 2 otr acft that cut in front of cherokee that he was following.

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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