# NTSB MKC78FA010: Piper PA-28, N5288T, Huron, SD, November 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1977
- Place: Huron, SD · HURON, SD
- Location: 44.3623° N, 98.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3623&lon=-98.2096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3827  77/11/30   HURON,SD            PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2304                    N5288T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKINGS,SD                MILLER,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT AT CTLS UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5288T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5288T-1978-01-09), registration cancelled 1978-01-09, S/N 287225390 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Huron

## 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 19771130039069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771130039069A), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA28140, Huron, SD, Destroyed. Plt at ctls unk.

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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