# NTSB MKC78FA013: Piper PA-34, N1634H, Davenport, IA, December 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
- Location: 41.5236° N, 90.5776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5236&lon=-90.5776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4165  77/12/14   DAVENPORT,IA        PIPER PA-34         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1425
        TIME - 1415                    N1634H              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DAVENPORT,IA                DAVENPORT,IA                 GARY,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLT INTO ICING CONDITIONS.1/2 TO 1&1/4IN ICE FOUND ON VERTICAL STABILIZER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1634H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1634H-1978-02-28), registration cancelled 1978-02-28, S/N 34-7770128 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Davenport Muni

## 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 19771214039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214039879A), Dec 14, 1977: Piper PA34200, Davenport, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft not equipped for flt into icing conditions.1/2 to 1&1/4IN ice found on vertical stabilizer.

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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