# NTSB MKC77FA030: Piper PA-22, N2928P, Bunker, MO, July 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Bunker, MO · BUNKER, MO
- Location: 37.4576° N, 91.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunker, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4576&lon=-91.2116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3407  77/7/15    BUNKER,MO           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 445
        TIME - 2145                    N2928P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BONNER SPRINGS,KS           NASHVILLE,TN                 JONESBORO,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASHED APRX 50MI LEFT OF DIRECT COURSE FRM MKC TO JBR.VOR BEARING SELECTOR FOUND ON 183DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2928P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2928P-1978-01-24), registration cancelled 1978-01-24, S/N 22-3197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19770715035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715035699A), Jul 15, 1977: Piper PA22150, Bunker, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed aprx 50MI left of direct course frm mkc to jbr.VOR bearing selector found on 183DEG.

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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