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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Stockton, MO · July 27, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 27, 1971
Place
Stockton, MO · STOCKTON, MO
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8669WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161226

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0141  71/7/27    STOCKTON,MO         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1200
        TIME - 1840                    N8669W              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 451 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KANS                 SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE STEM.

Aircraft

Registration
N8669W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stockton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.