MKC69F0420

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Kanapolis, KS · May 10, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 10, 1969
Place
Kanapolis, KS · KANAPOLIS, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8048NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182580

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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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3-1195  69/5/10    KANAPOLIS,KANS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2120                    N8048N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 361 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAPOLIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM UNLIGHTED STRIP,NEAR GROSS WT. STRUCK POWER LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N8048N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kanapolis

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.