# NTSB MKC74DCQ23: Piper PA-22, N8265C, Minneapolis, KS, January 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1974
- Place: Minneapolis, KS · MINNEAPOLIS, KS
- Location: 39.1243° N, 97.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1243&lon=-97.6997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1583  74/1/26    MINNEAPOLIS,KANS    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 244
        TIME - 1200                    N8265C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST FRANCIS,KANS             MINNEAPOLIS,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PIC MISTOOK CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR AIRPORT.COLLIDED WITH STREET CURBING ON LANDING ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8265C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8265C-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 22-2340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (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 19740126001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740126001509A), Jan 26, 1974: Piper PA22135, Minneapolis, KS, Substantial damage. PIC mistook construction site for airport. Collided with street curbing on landing roll.

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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