# NTSB MKC67D0471: Piper PA-28, N6324R, Chillicothe, MO, February 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1967
- Place: Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
- Location: 39.7948° N, 93.5474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7948&lon=-93.5474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0471
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0471

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0382   67/2/9    CHILLICOTHE,MO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N6324R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILLOCOTHE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK,PART NO.63306-2,BROKEN IN AREA OF LUBRICATOR FITTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6324R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6324R-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 2821491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chillocothe Muni.

## Other investigations on N6324R (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 DEN68F0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0073), Aug 10, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6324R), Rollinsville, CO, destroyed

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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