# NTSB MKC72DCQ43: Piper PA-22, N8623D, Lakin, KS, March 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1972
- Place: Lakin, KS · LAKIN, KS
- Location: 37.9400° N, 101.2584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakin, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9400&lon=-101.2584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCQ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8623D-2023-06-17), registration cancelled 2023-06-17, S/N 22-5826, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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: White

## Other investigations on N8623D (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 MKC71FCQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCQ14), Aug 23, 1970: Piper PA-22 (N8623D), Dighton, KS, 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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