# NTSB MKC72FCG07: Piper PA-28, N8669W, Stockton, MO, July 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1971
- Place: Stockton, MO · STOCKTON, MO
- Location: 37.6969° N, 93.7959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6969&lon=-93.7959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0141  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8669W-1972-02-09), registration cancelled 1972-02-09, S/N 28-10197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stockton

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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