# NTSB MKC69D0063: Piper PA-24, N9206P, Tribune, KS, August 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1968
- Place: Tribune, KS · TRIBUNE, KS
- Location: 38.4720° N, 101.7545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tribune, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4720&lon=-101.7545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2150  68/8/15    TRIBUNE,KANS        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 466
        TIME - 1130                    N9206P              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LT WING CAUGHT IN HIGH WEEDS,EDGE OF FARM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9206P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9206P-2021-07-17), registration cancelled 2021-07-17, S/N 24-4701 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (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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