# NTSB MKC72FCG34: Piper PA-22, N1792P, Lansing, KS, November 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1971
- Place: Lansing, KS · LANSING, KS
- Location: 39.2429° N, 94.8979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2429&lon=-94.8979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3265  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1792P-1974-07-19), registration cancelled 1974-07-19, S/N 22-2565 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohlhausen

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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