# NTSB MKC80DCD03: Piper PA-28, N538FL, Oelwein, IA, October 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1979
- Place: Oelwein, IA · OELWEIN, IA
- Location: 42.6716° N, 91.9128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oelwein, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-91.9128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2744  79/10/24   OELWEIN,IA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N538FL              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OELWEIN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OELWEIN,IA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N538FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538FL-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 28-7125368, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Oelwein Muni

## 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 19791024028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791024028269A), Oct 24, 1979: Piper PA28140, Oelwin, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed long, delayed in go-around. Ran off end runway. Hit embankment.

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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