# NTSB MKC78FA067: Piper PA-28, N43177, St George, MN, August 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1978
- Place: St George, MN · ST GEORGE, MN
- Location: 44.3894° N, 94.5325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint George, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3894&lon=-94.5325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2777  78/8/26    ST GEORGE,MN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 454
        TIME - 2120                    N43177              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         LAFAYETTE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43177](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43177-1980-10-30), registration cancelled 1980-10-30, S/N 28-7415441, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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 19780826033789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826033789A), Aug 26, 1978: Piper PA28R200, St George, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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