# NTSB MKC72DCG41: Piper PA-28, N5673U, Milan, MO, March 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1972
- Place: Milan, MO · MILAN, MO
- Location: 40.2032° N, 93.1240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milan, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2032&lon=-93.1240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0730   72/3/9    MILAN,MO            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 490
        TIME - 1600                    N5673U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORLAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MO                 MILAN,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT ROUGH SPOT IN OPEN FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5673U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5673U-2019-11-04), registration cancelled 2019-11-04, S/N 28-26470, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morlan

## Other investigations on N5673U (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA16CA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA490), Sep 15, 2016: Piper PA 28 (N5673U), Parkersburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the approach for landing, which resulted in impact with terrain short of the runway threshold. Contributing to the accident was the student…

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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