# NTSB MKC76DCG45: Piper PA-32, N555DH, Mount Vernon, MO, January 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1976
- Place: Mount Vernon, MO · MOUNT VERNON, MO
- Location: 37.1048° N, 93.8187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1048&lon=-93.8187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0112  76/1/18    MOUNT VERNON,MO     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N555DH              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNT VERNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              MOUNT VERNON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PAX IN R SEAT PLT QUALIFIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N555DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mount Vernon

## 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 19760118000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760118000809A), Jan 18, 1976: Piper PA32260, Mount Vernon, MO, Substantial damage. Pax in r seat plt qualified.

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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