# NTSB MKC69F0420: Piper PA-28, N8048N, Kanapolis, KS, May 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1969
- Place: Kanapolis, KS · KANAPOLIS, KS
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0420

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048N-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N 2825294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kanapolis

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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