# NTSB MKC78DCD53: Piper PA-28, N3252Q, South English, IA, August 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1978
- Place: South English, IA · SOUTH ENGLISH, IA
- Location: 41.4522° N, 92.0903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South English, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4522&lon=-92.0903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCD53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2308  78/8/31    SOUTH ENGLISH,IA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N3252Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRAZIER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA CITY,IA                SOUTH ENGLISH,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- WING CAUGHT TALL CORN ADJ TO STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3252Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3252Q), registered now, S/N 28-7790446, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Frazier Strip

## 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 19780831026509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831026509A), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA28181, South English, IA, Substantial damage. Wing caught tall corn adj to strip.

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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