# NTSB MKC76DCQ62: Piper PA-25, N6077Z, Winfield, KS, July 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Winfield, KS · WINFIELD, KS
- Location: 37.2428° N, 96.9797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winfield, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2428&lon=-96.9797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2253   76/7/1    WINFIELD,KS         PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 725
        TIME - 1100                    N6077Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROTHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINFIELD,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- R WHEEL STRUCK RWY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6077Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6077Z-2019-05-04), registration cancelled 2019-05-04, S/N 2589 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-150) (registry code 7102503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strother Field

## 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 19760701018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701018389A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA25, Winfield, KS, Substantial damage. R wheel struck rwy lip.

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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