# NTSB MKC72DCQ17: Piper PA-30, N7065Y, Mankato, KS, August 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1971
- Place: Mankato, KS · MANKATO, KS
- Location: 39.7873° N, 98.2083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7873&lon=-98.2083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2900   71/8/7    MANKATO,KANS        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 379
        TIME - 0830                    N7065Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUMAS,TEX                   MINNEAPOLIS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7065Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7065Y-1993-02-25), registration cancelled 1993-02-25, S/N 3078 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mankato

## Other investigations on N7065Y (2)

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 FTW92FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA223), Sep 6, 1992: Piper PA-30 (N7065Y), Broussard, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE RESULTANT IN FLIGHT BREAK UP OF THE AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB FTW70D0178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0178), Aug 20, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N7065Y), Texhoma, OK, 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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