# NTSB MKC70D0121: Piper PA-25, N6555L, Hugoton, KS, July 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1969
- Place: Hugoton, KS · HUGOTON, KS
- Location: 37.1745° N, 101.3445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hugoton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1745&lon=-101.3445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2382  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6555L-1969-10-21), registration cancelled 1969-10-21, S/N 31-470 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hugoton

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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