# NTSB MKC69F0236: Piper PA-28, N9419W, Western, NE, October 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1968
- Place: Western, NE · WESTERN, NE
- Location: 40.3931° N, 97.1984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Western, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3931&lon=-97.1984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0236
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0236

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3728  68/10/17   WESTERN,NEBR        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N9419W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 4750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            355 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9419W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9419W), registered now, S/N 28-11127, built 1968 (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

## Other investigations on N9419W (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 FTW73DRG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG35), Oct 3, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N9419W), Cypress Mill, TX, 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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