# NTSB MKC72FCJ59: Piper PA-34, N1060U, Omaha, NE, May 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1972
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ59

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1042   72/5/2    OMAHA,NEBR          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1500
        TIME - 1550                    N1060U              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- AIR INDUCTION BOX VALVE FAILED,BLOCKED L CARB. L ENG LOST PWR. PLT UN MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1060U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.