# NTSB MKC67D0572: Piper PA-28, N8405W, Hugoton, KS, April 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1967
- Place: Hugoton, KS · HUGOTON, KS
- Location: 37.1745° N, 101.3445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hugoton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1745&lon=-101.3445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0572
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0572

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1250  67/4/19    HUGOTON,KANS        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N8405W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ACFT ON WHEAT FIELD DUE ADVERSE EN RTE WX.ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING T/O 30 MINS LATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8405W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8405W), registered now, S/N 28-2621, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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