- Date
- March 12, 1972
- Place
- Lakin, KS · LAKIN, KS
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8623DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166334
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1451 72/3/12 LAKIN,KANS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 293 TIME - 2000 N8623D PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD LAKIN,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-LNDD ON UNLIGHTED RWY INTO THE WIND. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PLT APPREHENSIVE DUE DARKNESS,LOW FUEL STATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8623D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- White
N8623DRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2023 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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