# NTSB MKC75FCG16: Piper PA-30, N88BA, Leavenworth, KS, October 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1974
- Place: Leavenworth, KS · LEAVENWORTH, KS
- Location: 39.3227° N, 94.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leavenworth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3227&lon=-94.9250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3432   74/10/2   LEAVENWORTH,KANS    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1235                    N88BA               PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     51, 16707 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1530 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERMAN AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KANSAS CITY,MO              RETURN                       LEAVENWORTH,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK GND FOLLOWING LOSS OF R PROP.NOSE SECTION DMGD.NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED FM PROP STRIKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N88BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sherman Aaf

## 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 19741002035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741002035739A), Oct 2, 1974: Piper PA30, Leavenworth, KS, Substantial damage. Acft struck gnd following loss of r prop. Nose section dmgd. Nosewheel collapsed fm prop strike.

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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