# NTSB MKC74DCG26: Piper PA-28, N8280W, Warrensburg, MO, March 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Warrensburg, MO · WARRENSBURG, MO
- Location: 38.7613° N, 93.7176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrensburg, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7613&lon=-93.7176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0557  74/3/30    WARRENSBURG,MO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N8280W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIMPROVED STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,MO                  WARRENSBURG,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDD BEYOND END OF STRIP. DMGD NSE GR,PROP AND WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8280W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8280W), registered now, S/N 28-2437, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Unimproved Strip

## Other investigations on N8280W (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA82DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA027), Feb 7, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N8280W), Prosser, WA, substantial damage

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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