- Date
- January 31, 1970
- Place
- Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8169WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143652
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0567 70/1/31 MANHATTAN,KANS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 220 TIME - 0115 N8169W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANHATTAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BORGER,TEX MANHATTAN,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- STRUCK KNOLL 2 MILES SHORT OF RWY. PLT HADNT TURNED LDG LTS ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8169W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manhattan