# NTSB MKC78FA020: Piper PA-22, N6819B, Tama, IA, January 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1978
- Place: Tama, IA · TAMA, IA
- Location: 41.9651° N, 92.5738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tama, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9651&lon=-92.5738&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1679  78/1/15    TAMA,IA             PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 165
        TIME - 1530                    N6819B              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,IA                    INDEPENDENCE,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- PLT CO LEVEL 67% SATURATION IN BLOOD SPECIMEN CONTAINING 11.5GM% HEMOGLOBIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6819B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6819B-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 22-4115, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19780115022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115022909A), Jan 15, 1978: Piper PA22, Tama, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt co level 67 saturation in blood specimen containing 11.5GM globin.

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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