# NTSB MKC70D0018: Piper PA-28, N5764W, Elmo, KS, May 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1969
- Place: Elmo, KS · ELMO, KS
- Location: 38.6842° N, 97.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmo, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6842&lon=-97.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1750  69/5/10    ELMO,KANS           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 432
        TIME - 2230                    N5764W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREWERS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG BY USING LTD WINDBREAK.NO RNWY LTS INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5764W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5764W-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N 28-1546, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brewers Strip

## Other investigations on N5764W (1)

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 ATL93LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA130), Jul 20, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N5764W), Poplar Branch, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

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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