# NTSB MKC70DCQ19: Piper PA-28, N9312W, Hill City, KS, May 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1970
- Place: Hill City, KS · HILL CITY, KS
- Location: 39.3687° N, 99.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3687&lon=-99.8405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2013   70/5/3    HILL CITY,KANS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 400
        TIME - 1510                    N9312W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILL CITY,KANS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FARM FLD,HI GRASS STRIP APRX 1000FT.L WING HIT 6FT HI FENCE.CRASH LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9312W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312W-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N 28-10992, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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

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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