# NTSB MKC70DCD03: Piper PA-24, N5698P, West Union, IA, January 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1970
- Place: West Union, IA · WEST UNION, IA
- Location: 42.9589° N, 91.8130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Union, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9589&lon=-91.8130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0262   70/1/9    WEST UNION,IOWA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1865
        TIME - 1830                    N5698P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 553 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST UNION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOLINE,ILL                  WEST UNION,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LND TO L OF RWY IN SNOW. RWY LTS TO R COVERED WITH SNOW. UNATTENDED FLD,PLTS HOME BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5698P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5698P-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 24-771, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Union

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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