# NTSB MKC75FCD21: Piper PA-24, N7782P, Elkader, IA, October 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Elkader, IA · ELKADER, IA
- Location: 42.8574° N, 91.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkader, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8574&lon=-91.4028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3390  74/10/20   ELKADER,IOWA        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 449
        TIME - 1330                    N7782P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKADER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               ELKADER,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD T/D ABT MIDFLD.WIND VARIABLE FM 90 DEG THRU 180 DEG.LNDD RWY 35.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7782P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7782P-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 24-2999, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Elkader

## 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 19741020034939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020034939A), Oct 20, 1974: Piper PA24250, Elkader, IA, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd t/d abt midfld. Wind variable fm 90 deg thru 180 deg. Lndd rwy 35.

## Other investigations on N7782P (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 CHI67D0592](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0592), Feb 6, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7782P), Milwaukee, WI, 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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