# NTSB MKC80FCD04: Piper PA-22, N8731C, Des Moines, IA, October 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1979
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&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 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2751  79/10/28   DES MOINES,IA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N8731C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 11KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8731C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731C-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 22-1383, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Field

## 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 19791028030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028030379A), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA22135, Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to correct for drift on landing. Aircraft ran off runway and turned over.

## Other investigations on N8731C (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 FTW97LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA337), Sep 3, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N8731C), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to consult airplane performance data based upon the weather conditions that prevailed. Factors were terrain induced turbulence and high density altitude.

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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