# NTSB MKC76DCQ17: Piper PA-28, N5504U, Hoxie, KS, September 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1975
- Place: Hoxie, KS · HOXIE, KS
- Location: 39.3558° N, 100.4398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoxie, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3558&lon=-100.4398&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2899  75/9/13    HOXIE,KS            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 158
        TIME - 1300                    N5504U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOXIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOXIE,KS                    CAMBRIDGE,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5504U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hoxie

## 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 19750913028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750913028739A), Sep 13, 1975: Piper PA28140, Hoxie, 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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