# NTSB MKC78FCD16: Piper PA-28, N5812W, Bedford, IA, April 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1978
- Place: Bedford, IA · BEDFORD, IA
- Location: 40.6712° N, 94.7243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6712&lon=-94.7243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD16

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0413  78/4/13    BEDFORD,IA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N5812W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,IA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5812W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5812W-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 28-1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bedford

## 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 19780413005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413005449A), Apr 13, 1978: Piper PA28160, Bedford, IA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5812W (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 UNK65X1183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1183), Dec 29, 1964: Piper PA-28 (N5812W), North Bend, WA, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.