# NTSB MKC70DCQ04: Piper PA-28, N5121G, St Francis, KS, January 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1970
- Place: St Francis, KS · ST FRANCIS, KS
- Location: 39.7715° N, 101.8014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Francis, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7715&lon=-101.8014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0489  70/1/26    ST FRANCIS,KANS     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 82, 318
        TIME - 1700                    N5121G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST FRANCIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST FRANCIS,KANS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5121G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5121G), registered now, S/N 28-5005, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Francis

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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