# NTSB MKC70D0254: Piper PA-28, N6987W, Sidney, NE, October 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1969
- Place: Sidney, NE · SIDNEY, NE
- Location: 41.1336° N, 102.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1336&lon=-102.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0254

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4308  69/10/27   SIDNEY,NEBR         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N6987W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIDNEY,NEBR                 SIDNEY,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY LOWERED FULL FLAPS AT MIDFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6987W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6987W-1970-08-05), registration cancelled 1970-08-05, S/N 28-21185, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Sidney

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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