MKC72FCG20

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Boonville, MO · September 15, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1971
Place
Boonville, MO · BOONVILLE, MO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3244WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163728

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3718  71/9/15    BOONVILLE,MO        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1170
        TIME - 0830                    N3244W              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  BOONVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R LDG GR AXLE BROKE AFTER T/D.CRACK EMITTED FM MFG TOOL MARKS AT BASE OF AXLE CEN BORE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3244W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boonville

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.