# NTSB MKC71FCJ63: Piper PA-32, N4177W, Bloomfield, NE, May 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1971
- Place: Bloomfield, NE · BLOOMFIELD, NE
- Location: 42.5984° N, 97.6481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomfield, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5984&lon=-97.6481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCJ63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1543  71/5/14    BLOOMFIELD,NEBR     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 158
        TIME - 1805                    N4177W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLARD,NEBR                BLOOMFIELD,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- R BRK LOCKED ON LDG,ACFT VEERED OFF RWY INTO PLOWED FIELD.CORROSION FND ON ANCHOR BOLTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4177W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4177W-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 32-40258, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bloomfield

## Other investigations on N4177W (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 CHI76FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE66), Jul 23, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N4177W), Rockford, IL, 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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