# NTSB MKC74DCJ48: Piper PA-28, N5172L, Lakeside, NE, June 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1974
- Place: Lakeside, NE · LAKESIDE, NE
- Location: 42.0558° N, 102.4249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeside, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0558&lon=-102.4249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1940  74/6/20    LAKESIDE,NEBR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 200
        TIME - 0550                    N5172L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHADRON,NEBR                GORDON,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- AFTR DROPPNG PACKAGE PLT PULLD ACFT UP. TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5172L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172L-2013-04-01), registration cancelled 2013-04-01, S/N 28-4458, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740620020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620020689A), Jun 20, 1974: Piper PA28180, Lakeside, NE, Substantial damage. Aftr droppng package plt pulld acft up. Too low for recovery.

## Other investigations on N5172L (3)

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 DEN99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA156), Aug 31, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N5172L), Peyton, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control resulting in inadvertent stall/mush during initial climb following takeoff. Factors were the unfavorable, sudden windshift conditions, the high density altitude, and the…
- [NTSB MKC72DCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ13), Jul 24, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N5172L), Oakley, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0586](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0586), May 17, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N5172L), Mount Vernon, IA, 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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