# NTSB MKC76DCD67: Piper PA-22, N87760, Marion, IA, September 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1976
- Place: Marion, IA · MARION, IA
- Location: 42.0446° N, 91.5862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0446&lon=-91.5862&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCD67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2764  76/9/17    MARION,IA           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 183
        TIME - 0205                    N87760              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEOKUK,IA                   MARION,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROTATING BEACON ON AIRPORT LISTED AS OPERATING AND RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AT TWO AM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87760](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87760-2019-09-04), registration cancelled 2019-09-04, S/N 15418, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Municipal

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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