# NTSB MKC71FCG74: Piper PA-28R, N3095R, Garnett, KS, June 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1971
- Place: Garnett, KS · GARNETT, KS
- Location: 38.2859° N, 95.2412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garnett, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2859&lon=-95.2412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2095  71/6/17    GARNETT,KANS        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 120
        TIME - 1148                    N3095R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARNETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWTON,OKLA                 OLATHE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BREAK OCCURRED AT FRONT PORTION OF NR3 MAIN JOURNAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3095R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3095R-1981-02-26), registration cancelled 1981-02-26, S/N 28R-35663, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garnett

## Other investigations on N3095R (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 CHI78FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA010), Nov 19, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N3095R), Ladoga, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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