# NTSB MKC78FCA50: Piper PA-28, N32411, Thayer, MO, September 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Thayer, MO · THAYER, MO
- Location: 36.5224° N, 91.5408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thayer, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5224&lon=-91.5408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2568   78/9/4    THAYER,MO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0200                    N32411              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 42, 2406 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            458 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THAYER MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PLAINS,MO              THAYER,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           72                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32411](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32411-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 28-7515151, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thayer Memorial

## 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 19780904028629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904028629A), Sep 4, 1978: Piper PA28151, Thayer, MO, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N32411 (1)

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 ATL95LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA040), Jan 16, 1995: Piper PA-28-151 (N32411), Orange Beach, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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