# NTSB MKC73AK023: Piper PA-28R, N2900R, Lawton, ND, September 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1972
- Place: Lawton, ND · LAWTON, ND
- Location: 48.3033° N, 98.3679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3033&lon=-98.3679&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2989  72/9/23  NR.LAWTON,N DAK       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N2900R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGDON,N DAK               MINNEAPOLIS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO POOR VIS DUE DARKNESS AND RAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2900R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2900R-1973-06-21), registration cancelled 1973-06-21, S/N 28R-35323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2900R (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 MKC71FCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ03), Jul 9, 1970: Piper PA-28R (N2900R), Deshler, NE, 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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