# NTSB MKC80DCD27: Piper PA-28R, N2CL, Humboldt, IA, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Humboldt, IA · HUMBOLDT, IA
- Location: 42.7229° N, 94.2250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Humboldt, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7229&lon=-94.2250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1168  80/7/30    HUMBOLDT,IA         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 279
        TIME - 1810                    N2CL                PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMBOLDT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORREST CITY,IA             HUMBOLDT,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2CL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2CL-1992-02-10), registration cancelled 1992-02-10, S/N 28R7335045 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Humboldt

## 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 19800730031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031909A), Jul 30, 1980: Piper PA28R200, Humboldt, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to stall on final approach knocking one landing gear off. Later made gear-up landing.

## Other investigations on N2CL (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 CHI89FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA040), Jan 2, 1989: Piper PA-28-200 (N2CL), Carmel, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WEATHER FORECAST, HIS FAILURE TO UTILIZE THE PITOT HEAT IN ICING CONDITIONS AND THE EXCEEDING OF THE STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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