- Date
- February 27, 1978
- Place
- Malden, MO · MALDEN, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8385CPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780227003249A
- Case key
- 143745
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0174 78/2/27 MALDEN,MO PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 3525 TIME - 1100 N8385C PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 335 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MALDEN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MILWAUKEE,WI NEW ORLEANS,LA MALDEN,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- BLOCK OF ICE 4X3X2 FT IN CENTER OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8385C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Malden Muni
N8385CRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TAirframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.