# NTSB MKC74FCG24: Piper PA-28, N5630U, Edgerton, KS, March 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1974
- Place: Edgerton, KS · EDGERTON, KS
- Location: 38.7693° N, 94.9651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgerton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7693&lon=-94.9651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0443  74/3/13    EDGERTON,KANS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1818                    N5630U              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARDNER,KANS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R CLBG TURN WHEN ENG QUIT.FUEL OBSVD IN R TANK L DID NOT CONT FUEL.SEL PSN TO L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5630U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740313005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740313005539A), Mar 13, 1974: Piper PA28140, Edgerton, KS, Destroyed. R clbg turn when eng quit. Fuel obsvd in r tank l did not cont fuel. Sel psn to l.

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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