# Accident 19761120037339A: Piper PA28R200, Chesterfield, MO, November 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Arrowhead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9354N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9354N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 112 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120037339A

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC FAILED TO PROPERLY INSTALL MAGNETO AND LEFT A NUT LOOSE ON NB 3 CONROD DRG OVERHAUL.

## 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 MKC77FCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA04), Nov 20, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N9354N), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9354N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831108070619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108070619I), Nov 8, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N9354N), Waterloo, IA. Circuit breakers popped on climbout. Lost alternator charge. Field wire from alternator shorted on hot exhaust pipe

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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