# NTSB MKC79DCJ05: Piper PA-20, N7420K, Brunswick, NE, December 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Brunswick, NE · BRUNSWICK, NE
- Location: 42.3377° N, 97.9718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3377&lon=-97.9718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3827  78/12/11   BRUNSWICK,NE        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 185
        TIME - 1600                    N7420K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUNSWICK,NE                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7420K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7420K), registered now, S/N 20-330, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20-115](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-115) (registry code 7102006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19781211038359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211038359A), Dec 11, 1978: Piper PA20115, Brunswick, NE, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7420K (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 MKC74DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD28), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA-20 (N7420K), Waterloo, IA, 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.

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