# NTSB MKC78DCD46: Piper PA-32R, N12ML, Des Moines, IA, August 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1978
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2139  78/8/25    DES MOINES,IA       PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1989
        TIME - 1605                    N12ML               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               LK OF THE OZARKS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- LT MLG DROPPED INTO HOLE BESIDE TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12ML](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12ML-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 32R-7680226, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Des Moines 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 19780825022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825022419A), Aug 25, 1978: Piper PA32R300, Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Lt MLG dropped into hole beside taxiway.

## Other investigations on N12ML (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 FTW81FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA017), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N12ML), Hagarville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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