# NTSB MKC69F0340: Piper PA-24, N9184P, Great Bend, KS, January 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1969
- Place: Great Bend, KS · GREAT BEND, KS
- Location: 38.3587° N, 98.7989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Bend, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3587&lon=-98.7989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0340

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0505  69/1/15    GREAT BEND,KANS     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0130                    N9184P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            685 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT BEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       48
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED APPCH MINIMUMS DURING PRACTICE ADF CIRCLING APPCH AT NITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9184P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184P-2021-10-02), registration cancelled 2021-10-02, S/N 24-4674, built 1967 (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
- Airport: Great Bend

## Other investigations on N9184P (2)

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.

- [NTSB GAA19CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA140), Feb 12, 2019: Piper PA24 (N9184P), Slaton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's complacency, which led to his improper crosswind correction and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion…
- [NTSB MKC68A0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0035), Nov 26, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N9184P), Sharn Sprngs, KS, 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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