# Accident 19740626016459A: Piper PA28180, Fenton, MO, June 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1974
- Place: Fenton, MO
- Airport: Weiss Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.5285° N, 90.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fenton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5285&lon=-90.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7016W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7016W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 350 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740626016459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CONN ROD FAILED.ALL RODS BURNED DRY OF OIL ON CRANKSHAFT END.OVERSHOT APCH TO RWY,LNDD IN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC74FCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA29), Jun 26, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N7016W), Fenton, MO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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