# NTSB MKC79DTK04: Piper PA-24, N5585P, Vermillion, SD, December 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: Vermillion, SD · VERMILLION, SD
- Location: 42.7821° N, 96.9261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vermillion, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7821&lon=-96.9261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DTK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3267   78/12/4   VERMILLION,SD       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 163
        TIME - 2100                    N5585P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAROLD DAVIDSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERMILLION,SD               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PATCHES OF ICE AND FROST ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5585P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5585P), registered now, S/N 24-649, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harold Davidson

## 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 19781204036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204036279A), Dec 4, 1978: Piper PA24400, Vermillion, SD, Substantial damage. Patches of ice and frost on runway.

## Other investigations on N5585P (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 CEN22LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA010), Oct 7, 2021: Piper PA-24 (N5585P), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize the degraded engine power and abort the takeoff in a timely manner.

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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