# NTSB MKC78DER50: Piper PA-28, N75327, Belle Plaine, MN, June 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: Belle Plaine, MN · BELLE PLAINE, MN
- Location: 44.6198° N, 93.7646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Plaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6198&lon=-93.7646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2151   78/6/2    BELLE PLAINE,MN     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N75327              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 896 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE PLAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MN             RETURN                       BELLE PLAINE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75327](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75327), registered now, S/N 28-7625214, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Belle Plaine

## 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 19780602022349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602022349A), Jun 2, 1978: Piper PA28140, Belle Plaine, MN, 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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