# NTSB MKC66F0439: Piper PA-22, N5727Z, Kansas City, MO, February 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1966
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0439
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0439

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0110  66/2/15    KANSAS CITY MO      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0910                    N5727Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 8200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING HIS RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR AVOIDING VORTEX TURBULENCE DURING LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5727Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5727Z-1966-04-11), registration cancelled 1966-04-11, S/N 22-9566 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kansas City Muni

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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