# NTSB MKC68F0591: Piper PA-22, N2954P, Weston, MO, April 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1968
- Place: Weston, MO · WESTON, MO
- Location: 39.4041° N, 94.8913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4041&lon=-94.8913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0591
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0591

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1317   68/4/3    WESTON,MO           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N2954P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 4195 TOTAL HOURS, 250
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERMAN AAF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL CONTAMINATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAIN BEARING SEIZED TO CRANKSHAFT.CRANKCASE CLEANED BY GLASS BEAD PROCESS,OIL PASSAGES NOT COVERED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2954P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2954P-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 22-3226 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sherman Aaf

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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