# NTSB MKC77DCJ15: Piper PA-22, N4812A, Whitman, NE, March 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1977
- Place: Whitman, NE · WHITMAN, NE
- Location: 42.0419° N, 101.5232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitman, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0419&lon=-101.5232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0539  77/3/14  NR.WHITMAN,NE         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 300
        TIME - 1700                    N4812A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WHITMAN,NE                   HYANNIS,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK SNOW BANK ON TAKEOFF FROM COUNTY ROAD.RIGHT CROSS WIND GUSTS 12K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4812A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4812A-2013-07-19), registration cancelled 2013-07-19, S/N 22-3964, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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

## 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 19770314006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770314006189A), Mar 14, 1977: Piper PA22150, Whitman, NE, Substantial damage. Struck snow bank on takeoff from county road. Right cross wind gusts 12K

## Other investigations on N4812A (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 MKC82DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCJ01), Feb 22, 1982: Piper PA-22-150 (N4812A), Alliance, NE, destroyed

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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