# NTSB MKC78FCJ04: Piper PA-28R, N2241Q, Omaha, NE, November 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1977
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3408  77/11/18   OMAHA,NE            PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 243
        TIME - 1210                    N2241Q              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOLT MISSING.NR 2 CONNECTING ROD CAP SEPTD. TOTAL TIME NR 2 CONROD- 146HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2241Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2241Q-2018-08-31), registration cancelled 2018-08-31, S/N 28R-7737029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771118036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771118036899A), Nov 18, 1977: Piper PA28R201, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Bolt missing. Nr 2 connecting rod cap septd. Total time nr 2 conrod- 146HRS.

## Other investigations on N2241Q (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 ERA16FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA257), Jul 16, 2016: Piper PA 28R-201 (N2241Q), Esperance, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight weight and balance and performance planning, which resulted in the airplane being over gross weight. Also causal were the pilot's decision not to use the entire…

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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