MKC68F0548

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hays, KS · April 11, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1968
Place
Hays, KS · HAYS, KS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9153JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110618

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4845  68/4/11    HAYS,KANS           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4500
        TIME - 1230                    N9153J              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT MADE SHALLOW DESCENT TO IMPACT. PLT UN RECALL ACCIDENT. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.20 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9153J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hays

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