# NTSB MKC70D0134: Piper PA-18, N5923Z, Johnson, KS, August 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1969
- Place: Johnson, KS · JOHNSON, KS
- Location: 37.5706° N, 101.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5706&lon=-101.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3428   69/8/5    JOHNSON,KANS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 612
        TIME - 0800                    N5923Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUMMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSON,KANS                JOHNSON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED TO TALK TO FLAGMAN. FIRST FLT,SPRAYING HAD NOT BEGUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5923Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plummer

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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