# NTSB MKC67F0591: Piper PA-28, N9178W, St Joseph, MO, May 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1967
- Place: St Joseph, MO · ST JOSEPH, MO
- Location: 39.7686° N, 94.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7686&lon=-94.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0591
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0591

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1967  67/5/31    ST JOSEPH,MO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N9178W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSECRANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9178W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9178W), registered now, S/N 28-10834, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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: Rosecrans

## Other investigations on N9178W (2)

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 MKC72FCG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCG36), Feb 3, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N9178W), Columbia, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI70F0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0152), Aug 2, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N9178W), Bunker Hill, IL, substantial damage

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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