# NTSB MKC78DCA17: Piper PA-24, N820MD, Fenton, MO, February 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1978
- Place: Fenton, MO · FENTON, MO
- Location: 38.5285° N, 90.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fenton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5285&lon=-90.4508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0176  78/2/22    FENTON,MO           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3836
        TIME - 1710                    N820MD              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 505 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEISS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POPLAR BLUFF,MO             FENTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PLT CONCENTRATED ON MAINTAINING CLEARANCE FROM SNOW BANK ON RT,LEFT WING HIT SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N820MD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weiss

## 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 19780222002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222002099A), Feb 22, 1978: Piper PA24400, Fenton, MO, Substantial damage. Plt concentrated on maintaining clearance from snow bank on rt,leing hit snowbank.

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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