# NTSB MKC76DCQ08: Hegy RCH-1, N9360, Uniontown, KS, August 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1975
- Place: Uniontown, KS · UNIONTOWN, KS
- Location: 37.8472° N, 94.9757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uniontown, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8472&lon=-94.9757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2661   75/8/7    UNIONTOWN,KS        HEGY RCH-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 71, 10000
        TIME - 1830                    N9360               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIONTOWN,KS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9360](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9360-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 1, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEGY RCH-1
- Registry model: [Hegy R.C.H.I.](https://openairdocs.org/model/hegy-r-c-h-i) (registry code 05601M5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Holt

## 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 19750807023669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750807023669A), Aug 7, 1975: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Uniontown, KS, 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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