# NTSB MKC75DCQ40: Piper PA-22, N2952Z, Leoti, KS, April 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1975
- Place: Leoti, KS · LEOTI, KS
- Location: 38.4834° N, 101.3576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leoti, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4834&lon=-101.3576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0527   75/4/7    LEOTI,KS            PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 115
        TIME - 0030                    N2952Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EMPORIA,KS                  TRIBUNE,KS                   GREAT BEND,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN A CULTIVATED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2952Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2952Z-1975-05-20), registration cancelled 1975-05-20, S/N 226925 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19750407007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750407007489A), Apr 7, 1975: Piper PA22150, Leoti, KS, Destroyed. Lndd in a cultivated fld.

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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