# NTSB MKC77DCQ25: Piper PA-28, N7221W, Wakeeney, KS, March 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1977
- Place: Wakeeney, KS · WAKEENEY, KS
- Location: 39.0234° N, 99.8815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of WaKeeney, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0234&lon=-99.8815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0508  77/3/18    WAKEENEY,KS         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 113
        TIME - 1950                    N7221W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NIEDENS PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTHONY,KS                  WAKEENEY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED NIGHT LNDG ON PVT STRIP USING AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7221W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7221W-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 28-992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Niedens Private

## 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 19770318005269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770318005269A), Mar 18, 1977: Piper PA28180, Wakeeney, KS, Substantial damage. Attempted night lndg on pvt strip using automobile lights.

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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