# NTSB MKC75FCJ31: Piper PA-28, N9387W, Fairmont, NE, October 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1974
- Place: Fairmont, NE · FAIRMONT, NE
- Location: 40.6336° N, 97.5850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6336&lon=-97.5850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3406   74/10/9   FAIRMONT,NEBR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N9387W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBURY,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FARM TRACTOR ON UNLIGHTED CLOSED RWY AT NIGHT.STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST ON LCL FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9387W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9387W-1977-07-19), registration cancelled 1977-07-19, S/N 28-7125148, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairmont

## 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 19741009034399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009034399A), Oct 9, 1974: Piper PA28140, Fairmont, NE, Substantial damage. Collided with farm tractor on unlighted closed rwy at night. Student pilot became lost on LCL flt.

## Other investigations on N9387W (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 MKC71DGD75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DGD75), Apr 21, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N9387W), Grimes, IA, 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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