MKC67F0073

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Kansas City, KS · May 30, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1966
Place
Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6686WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122785

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3024  66/5/30    KANSAS CITY KANS    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1738                    N6686W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CITY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6686W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fairfax

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.