# NTSB MKC78DCA18: Piper PA-34, N8385C, Malden, MO, February 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Malden, MO · MALDEN, MO
- Location: 36.6010° N, 89.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malden, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6010&lon=-89.9975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385C), registered now, S/N 34-7670134, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Malden Muni

## 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 19780227003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227003249A), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA34200, Malden, MO, Substantial damage. Block of ice 4X3X2 ft in center of rwy.

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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