# NTSB MKC72DCJ29: Piper PA-28, N6744W, Glenvil, NE, October 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1971
- Place: Glenvil, NE · GLENVIL, NE
- Location: 40.5027° N, 98.2545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenvil, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5027&lon=-98.2545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3825   71/10/3   GLENVIL,NEBR        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1563
        TIME - 1530                    N6744W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENVIL,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF IN GUSTY WND FRM SHORT FLD.L WNG HIT HIGH CORN,ACFT VEERED TO L,LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6744W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6744W-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 28-20867, built 1965 (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
- Airport: Pvt Strip

## Other investigations on N6744W (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 CEN09CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA064), Nov 16, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N6744W), Stafford, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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