# NTSB MKC76FTK23: Piper PA-39, N8884Y, Mitchell, SD, April 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: Mitchell, SD · MITCHELL, SD
- Location: 43.7281° N, 98.0414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mitchell, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7281&lon=-98.0414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FTK23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1105  76/4/23    MITCHELL,SD         PIPER PA-39         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1665
        TIME - 2357                    N8884Y              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 397 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,SD                   MITCHELL,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           44                                                       40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- IFR CIRCLING APCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8884Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8884Y-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 39-42 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-39
- Registry model: [Piper PA-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (registry code 7103902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mitchell Muni

## 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 19760423010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423010989A), Apr 23, 1976: Piper PA39, Mitchell, SD, Substantial damage. IFR circling apch

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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