# NTSB MKC68F0548: Piper PA-28, N9153J, Hays, KS, April 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1968
- Place: Hays, KS · HAYS, KS
- Location: 38.8826° N, 99.3222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hays, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8826&lon=-99.3222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0548
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0548

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4845  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153J-1968-06-04), registration cancelled 1968-06-04, S/N 28-3210 (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: Hays

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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