# NTSB MKC78DCG18: Piper PA-28, N33574, Cameron, MO, March 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1978
- Place: Cameron, MO · CAMERON, MO
- Location: 39.7440° N, 94.2324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7440&lon=-94.2324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0289  78/3/12    CAMERON,MO          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 207
        TIME - 1400                    N33574              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMERON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST JOSEPH,MO                RETURN                       CAMERON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33574](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33574-1983-11-25), registration cancelled 1983-11-25, S/N 28-7525210 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cameron

## 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 19780312003729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312003729A), Mar 12, 1978: Piper PA28140, Cameron, MO, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N33574 (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 MKC82DCG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG13), Dec 19, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N33574), St.Joseph, MO, substantial damage

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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