# NTSB MKC71AK013: Piper PA-28, N8117W, Ewing, MO, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Ewing, MO · EWING, MO
- Location: 40.0087° N, 91.7147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ewing, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0087&lon=-91.7147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2224   70/9/9  NR.EWING,MO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 250
        TIME - 1815                    N8117W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMFIELD,MO               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        REMARKS- ATMDD DOWNHILL T/O IN HEAVY GRASS AND WHEAT STUBBLE,18-24INS TALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8117W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8117W-1971-02-16), registration cancelled 1971-02-16, S/N 25-5280, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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