# NTSB MKC76FCJ14: Piper PA-28, N41371, Utica, NE, October 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1975
- Place: Utica, NE · UTICA, NE
- Location: 40.8953° N, 97.3453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8953&lon=-97.3453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2937   75/10/5   UTICA,NE            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N41371              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING V
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NE                  UTICA,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        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                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DSCNDD INTO A VALLEY AT THE END OF THE RWY.L WING STRUCK A FARM IMPLEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41371](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41371-2006-06-29), registration cancelled 2006-06-29, S/N 28-7415188, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying V

## 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 19751005032439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005032439A), Oct 5, 1975: Piper PA28151, Utica, NE, Substantial damage. Dscndd into a valley at the end of the rwy.l wing struck a farm implement.

## Other investigations on N41371 (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 CHI97LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA213), Jul 17, 1997: Piper PA-28-151 (N41371), Fessenden, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff and/or failure to abort the takeoff while there was sufficient runway remaining.

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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