# NTSB MKC72FCG20: Piper PA-32, N3244W, Boonville, MO, September 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1971
- Place: Boonville, MO · BOONVILLE, MO
- Location: 38.9614° N, 92.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9614&lon=-92.7462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3718  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3244W-1985-01-08), registration cancelled 1985-01-08, S/N 32-60 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boonville

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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