# NTSB MKC80DCJ34: Piper PA-28, N7414W, Burwell, NE, September 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1980
- Place: Burwell, NE · BURWELL, NE
- Location: 41.7800° N, 99.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burwell, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7800&lon=-99.1342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2647  80/9/21    BURWELL,NE          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 263
        TIME - 1710                    N7414W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURWELL,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7414W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7414W-1983-02-01), registration cancelled 1983-02-01, S/N 28-1302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cram

## 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 19800921042649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921042649A), Sep 21, 1980: Piper PA28180, Burwell, NE, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Undershot emergency landing in alfalfa field, hit fence. Fuel tanks were empty.

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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