# NTSB MKC69D0301: Piper PA-28, N8169W, Ellsworth, KS, January 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1969
- Place: Ellsworth, KS · ELLSWORTH, KS
- Location: 38.7339° N, 98.2280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellsworth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7339&lon=-98.2280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0301
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0301

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0013   69/1/5    ELLSWORTH,KANS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 137
        TIME - 1230                    N8169W              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLSWORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 850 FT OF RNWY HAD BEEN PLOWED. PLT LANDED 90 FT SHORT OF CLEAR AREA IN 6 IN SNOW.GR STRUCK RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8169W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ellsworth

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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