# NTSB MKC78DCG67: Piper PA-25, N7221Z, Excello, MO, August 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1978
- Place: Excello, MO · EXCELLO, MO
- Location: 39.6314° N, 92.4722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Excello, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6314&lon=-92.4722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2317  78/8/23    EXCELLO,MO          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1215
        TIME - 0615                    N7221Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 870 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARENCE,MO                 EXCELLO,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7221Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7221Z-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 25-3138 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780823024729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823024729A), Aug 23, 1978: Piper PA25235, Excello, MO, Substantial damage. Lndd on road.

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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