# NTSB MKC78DTK08: Piper PA-32R, N5802V, Aberdeen, SD, January 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Place: Aberdeen, SD · ABERDEEN, SD
- Location: 45.4652° N, 98.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4652&lon=-98.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DTK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0028  78/1/24    ABERDEEN,SD         PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 543
        TIME - 1911                    N5802V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERDEEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILBANK,SD                  ABERDEEN,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- RT. L/G RETRACT ROD BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5802V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802V-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N 32R-7780365 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aberdeen

## 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 19780124000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124000919A), Jan 24, 1978: Piper PA32RT300, Aberdeen, SD, Substantial damage. Rt. L/g retract rod bent.

## Other investigations on N5802V (2)

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 ERA15FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA208), May 8, 2015: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5802V), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to contamination in the fuel manifold, which resulted in a collision with terrain shortly after takeoff.
- [NTSB DEN84LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA032), Nov 30, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5802V), Rawlins, WY, 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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