MKC70AK048

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Medicine Ldg, KS · February 28, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 28, 1970
Place
Medicine Ldg, KS · MEDICINE LDG, KS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6665WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140380

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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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3-0426  70/2/28    MEDICINE LDG,KANS   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 227
        TIME - 1410                    N6665W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOGALES,ARIZ                PRINCETON,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-3/1/70.HIT GRND IN LEVEL FLT ATITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6665W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.