# NTSB MKC76IK011: Piper PA-24, N7179P, Houston, MN, July 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Houston, MN · HOUSTON, MN
- Location: 43.7539° N, 91.5713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7539&lon=-91.5713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76IK011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76IK011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0016  75/7/28    HOUSTON,MN          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1625                    N7179P              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            38, 6457 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,IN                  ROCHESTER,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
        REMARKS- TIME SINCE LAST ANNUAL INSP 7.3 HR.STAB TRIM ARM P/N 20838-00,TAB P/N 30321-00 CON BOLT MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7179P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7179P), registered now, S/N 24-2348, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N7179P (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 MKC75FER41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER41), Jan 15, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N7179P), Rochester, MN, substantial damage

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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