# NTSB MKC71DCJ53: Piper PA-28, N9592W, Beatrice, NE, March 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1971
- Place: Beatrice, NE · BEATRICE, NE
- Location: 40.2733° N, 96.7460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beatrice, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2733&lon=-96.7460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCJ53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1211   71/3/9    BEATRICE,NEBR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N9592W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 19, 725 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            313 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEATRICE,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- DURG PWR RCVRY STUDENT PUT FUEL SLCTR BTN R TK AND OFF PSN.GOT TOO LOW BFR ATMTG GOARND.HIT HEDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9592W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9592W), registered now, S/N 28-23040 (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 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9592W (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 ERA14CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA250), May 21, 2014: Piper PA-28-140 (N9592W), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed while on approach, and his subsequent failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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