# NTSB MKC70D0067: Piper PA-28, N1730J, Rose Hill, KS, July 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1969
- Place: Rose Hill, KS · ROSE HILL, KS
- Location: 37.5703° N, 97.1360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rose Hill, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5703&lon=-97.1360&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2174  69/7/15    ROSE HILL,KANS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1650                    N1730J              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOK AIRFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           CHECK PILOT - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           CHECK PILOT - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           101                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O ROLL PARALLEL TO RNWY.HIGH GRASS.DENSITY ALT 4400 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1730J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cook Airfield

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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