MKC70D0121

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Hugoton, KS · July 25, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1969
Place
Hugoton, KS · HUGOTON, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6555LPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170245

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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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3-2382  69/7/25    HUGOTON,KANS        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1317
        TIME - 2100                    N6555L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGOTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOSCOW,KANS                 HUGOTON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- PLT REALIZED HE LANDED OFF RNWY.EXECUTED GO AROUND,HIT BALES OF HAY.ONE ROW OF LIGHTS OPERATING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6555L
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hugoton

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