# NTSB MKC77DCD48: Piper PA-28, N2945Q, Lamoni, IA, September 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Lamoni, IA · LAMONI, IA
- Location: 40.6196° N, 93.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamoni, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6196&lon=-93.9305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2455  77/9/11    LAMONI,IA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N2945Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMONI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLARD,NE                  LAMONI,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ASPHALT ON RUNWAY WAS BROKEN AND CRACKED WITH GRASS GROWING THROUGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2945Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2945Q), registered now, S/N 28-7716128 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lamoni

## 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 19770911027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911027339A), Sep 11, 1977: Piper PA28161, Lamoni, IA, Substantial damage. Asphalt on runway was broken and cracked with grass growing through.

## Other investigations on N2945Q (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 CEN22LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA324), Jul 15, 2022: Piper PA-28-161 (N2945Q), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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