# NTSB MKC76AK076: Piper PA-32R, N8953C, Overton, NE, August 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Overton, NE · OVERTON, NE
- Location: 40.7406° N, 99.5374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Overton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7406&lon=-99.5374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2784  76/8/15    OVERTON,NE          PIPER PA-32R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 160
        TIME - 2130                    N8953C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSBLUFF,NE              KEARNEY,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK THE GND IN A STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.CLG IN AREA EST TO BE ABT 3-400FT WITH HAZE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8953C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953C-1976-11-24), registration cancelled 1976-11-24, S/N 32R-7680145 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760815031259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815031259A), Aug 15, 1976: Amtr 7109041, Overton, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft struck the gnd in a steep nose dwn attitude. Clg in area EST to be abt 3-400FT with haze.

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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