# NTSB MKC68A0067: Piper PA-32, N3538W, Ft Leonrd Wood, MO, May 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1968
- Place: Ft Leonrd Wood, MO · FT LEONRD WOOD, MO
- Location: 37.7562° N, 92.1278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Leonard Wood, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7562&lon=-92.1278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3308  68/5/22    FT LEONRD WOOD,MO   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0942                    N3538W              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 31, 2471 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            731 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORNEY AAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DOWEL STUDS SHEARED IN LT MAGNETO.BROKEN STUD SHEARED TEETH OFF LT IDLER GEAR,ACCESSORY DRIVE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3538W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3538W-1974-08-01), registration cancelled 1974-08-01, S/N 32-446 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Forney Aaf

## Other investigations on N3538W (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 MKC70AK054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70AK054), Apr 12, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N3538W), Belle, MO, 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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