# NTSB MKC71DCG44: Piper PA-28, N7464J, Joplin, MO, February 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1971
- Place: Joplin, MO · JOPLIN, MO
- Location: 37.0842° N, 94.5133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joplin, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0842&lon=-94.5133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0586  71/2/24    JOPLIN,MO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 395
        TIME - 0848                    N7464J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOPLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOPLIN,MO                   JEFFERSON CTY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STARTED ACFT WITH THROTTLE FULL IN.ACFT HIT N7931R,BEECH B35,SUB DMG,ALSO A PIPER PA23,MINOR DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7464J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7464J-1986-04-09), registration cancelled 1986-04-09, S/N 28R-30816 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joplin

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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