# NTSB MKC68F0529: Piper PA-28, N6906W, Kearney, MO, March 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1968
- Place: Kearney, MO · KEARNEY, MO
- Location: 39.3551° N, 94.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3551&lon=-94.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0529
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0529

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1029  68/3/17    KEARNEY,MO          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1423
        TIME - 2017                    N6906W              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- FLEW 4 HRS 17 MIN,HAD 5 HRS FUEL ABOARD.LIGHTED ARPT 6 MI FROM ACCIDENT SITE.CAME TO REST IN POND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6906W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6906W), registered now, S/N 28-21072 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-540-G1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-g1a5) (registry code 42344, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6906W (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 MKC68F0380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0380), Sep 25, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6906W), Clinton, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0259), Sep 20, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6906W), Parkville, MO, 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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