MKC72FCG34

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Lansing, KS · November 22, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 22, 1971
Place
Lansing, KS · LANSING, KS
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1792PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report April 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164556

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3265  71/11/22   LANSING,KANS        PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 124
        TIME - 2030                    N1792P              PX-  0  1  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHLHAUSEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KANS            LANSING,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD 11 HRS NITE TIME,2 HRS IN TYPE ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1792P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ohlhausen

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.