# NTSB MKC76DCQ21: Great Lakes S-BABY, N8727, Phillipsburg, KS, October 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1975
- Place: Phillipsburg, KS · PHILLIPSBURG, KS
- Location: 39.7512° N, 99.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillipsburg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7512&lon=-99.3210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2898   75/10/8   PHILLIPSBURG,KS     GREAT LAKES S-BABY  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3850
        TIME - 1900                    N8727               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILLIPSBURG,KS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- STRUCK RNWY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8727](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8727), registered now, S/N 6902M184B, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES S-BABY
- Registry model: [Shindler SPECIAL GREAT LAKES](https://openairdocs.org/model/shindler-special-great-lakes) (registry code 39120TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillipsburg

## 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 19751008031989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751008031989A), Oct 8, 1975: Amtr 39120TB, Phillipsburg, KS, Substantial damage. Struck rnwy marker.

## Other investigations on N8727 (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 MKC85LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA143), Jun 29, 1985: Shindler Special Great Lakes (N8727), Gentry, MO, 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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