# NTSB MKC66D0412: Piper PA-32, N3383W, Kansas City, MO, January 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1966
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0412
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0412

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1175  66/1/29    KANSAS CITY MO      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 276
        TIME - 1058                    N3383W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER GRADE OIL-LUBRICATING SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO, SAE 50 OIL USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3383W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3383W), registered now, S/N 32-239, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kansas City

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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