# NTSB MKC78FCD27: Piper PA-28, N5192W, Anamosa, IA, May 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1978
- Place: Anamosa, IA · ANAMOSA, IA
- Location: 42.1088° N, 91.2752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anamosa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1088&lon=-91.2752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1198  78/5/24    ANAMOSA,IA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1205
        TIME - 1535                    N5192W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1140 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY IL                   EAU CLAIRE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5192W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5192W-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 28-227, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (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

## 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 19780524013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524013229A), May 24, 1978: Piper PA28160, Anamosa, IA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5192W (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 MIA94LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA047), Dec 31, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N5192W), Vicksburg, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH. FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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