# NTSB MKC75FCQ44: Piper PA-28, N1519J, Medicine Lodge, KS, May 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Medicine Lodge, KS · MEDICINE LODGE, KS
- Location: 37.2851° N, 98.5812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medicine Lodge, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2851&lon=-98.5812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCQ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1011   75/5/3    MEDICINE LODGE,KS   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N1519J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 2929 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            480 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDICINE LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDICINE LODGE,KS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- DRG A SLIP TO LNDG DEMO STUDENT PLT UNINTENTIONALLY FOLLOWED ALONG HEAVILY ON FLT CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1519J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1519J-1976-05-13), registration cancelled 1976-05-13, S/N 28-23916 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Medicine Lodge

## 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 19750503011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503011099A), May 3, 1975: Piper PA28140, Medicine Lodge, KS, Substantial damage. Drg a slip to lndg demo student plt unintentionally followed along heavily on flt ctls.

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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