# NTSB MKC74IK026: Piper PA-32, N3977W, Readsville, MO, November 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1973
- Place: Readsville, MO · READSVILLE, MO
- Location: 38.8045° N, 91.7191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Readsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8045&lon=-91.7191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74IK026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74IK026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0031  73/11/26 NR.READSVILLE,MO      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1433                    N3977W              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 COLUMBIA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- PLT SECURED ENGINE,LNDD IN PASTURE W/O FURTHER DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3977W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3977W-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 32-944, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N3977W (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 LAX78FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA012), Dec 17, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N3977W), Hesperia, CA, destroyed

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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