# NTSB MKC75FCA01: Piper PA-32, N3361W, Fredericktown, MO, July 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1974
- Place: Fredericktown, MO · FREDERICKTOWN, MO
- Location: 37.5629° N, 90.3036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericktown, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5629&lon=-90.3036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2013   74/7/1    FREDERICKTOWN,MO    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 495
        TIME - 0015                    N3361W              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDERICKTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              ST LOUIS,MO                  MEMPHIS,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NO LINING ON PRESS PLATES.RAN OFF END OF RWY DOWN EMBANKMENT.LOOSE ALTERNATOR BELT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3361W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fredericktown

## 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 19740701022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740701022519A), Jul 1, 1974: Piper PA32260, Fredericktown, MO, Substantial damage. No lining on press plates. Ran off end of rwy down embankment. Loose alternator belt.

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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