# NTSB MKC65F0075: Piper PA-20, N7305K, Clay Center, KS, February 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1965
- Place: Clay Center, KS · CLAY CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.3812° N, 97.1274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3812&lon=-97.1274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0615  65/2/21    CLAY CENTER KANS    PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 552
        TIME - 1500                    N7305K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAY CENTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       45
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SUDDEN WIND GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7305K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7305K-2023-04-01), registration cancelled 2023-04-01, S/N 20-214, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clay Center

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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