# NTSB MKC71FCQ26: Piper J5A, N40887, Varner, KS, January 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1971
- Place: Varner, KS · VARNER, KS
- Location: 37.7189° N, 98.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Varner, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7189&lon=-98.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0517  71/1/19    VARNER,KANS         PIPER J5A           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 130
        TIME - 1610                    N40887              PX-  0  1  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KANS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40887 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kingman

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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