# NTSB MKC76AK020: Piper PA-23, N524PR, Mulberry, KS, September 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1975
- Place: Mulberry, KS · MULBERRY, KS
- Location: 37.5561° N, 94.6234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mulberry, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5561&lon=-94.6234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3262  75/9/18    MULBERRY,KS         PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 220
        TIME - 2230                    N524PR              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOPLIN,MO                   KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD AS IT EMERGED FM CLDS NOSE DWN AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N524PR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524PR-1975-10-17), registration cancelled 1975-10-17, S/N 27450 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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 19750918032649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750918032649A), Sep 18, 1975: Piper PA23250, Mulberry, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft obsvd as it emerged fm clds nose dwn at a very steep angle.

## Other investigations on N524PR (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 CHI69F0315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0315), Sep 5, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N524PR), Danville, IL, 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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