# NTSB MKC76FCD51: Piper PA-28, N41642, Cedar Falls, IA, June 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1976
- Place: Cedar Falls, IA · CEDAR FALLS, IA
- Location: 42.5191° N, 92.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5191&lon=-92.4540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCD51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1956  76/6/27    CEDAR FALLS,IA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N41642              PX-  0  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERLOO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON IA                  CLARION,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TKOF R TANK A LITTLE OVR HALF FULL,L TANK JUST UNDER ONE HALF.FUEL EX 2 MILES SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41642](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41642-1976-09-21), registration cancelled 1976-09-21, S/N 28-7415301, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Waterloo Muni

## 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 19760627023389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627023389A), Jun 27, 1976: Piper PA28151, Cedar Falls, IA, Destroyed. Tkof r tank a little ovr half full,l tank just under one half. Fuel ex 2 miles short of rwy.

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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