MKC70FCG10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Kansas City, MO · February 23, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1970
Place
Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N66BAPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
136718

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1005  70/2/23    KANSAS CITY,MO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1342                    N66BA               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1616 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            720 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- CTL TWR GAVE ADEQUATE WARNING TO PLT. WAKE TURB FROM PRECEDING BAC 1-11.

Aircraft

Registration
N66BA
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kansas City Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.