# NTSB MKC80DCG23: Piper PA-28, N2870X, Perry, KS, May 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1980
- Place: Perry, KS · PERRY, KS
- Location: 39.0739° N, 95.3875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0739&lon=-95.3875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1189  80/5/25    PERRY,KS            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 236
        TIME - 1835                    N2870X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCE,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED DRG SLOW TURN OVR WTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2870X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870X-1983-01-26), registration cancelled 1983-01-26, S/N 28-7911214 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800525014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525014499A), May 25, 1980: Piper PA28236, Perry, KS, Destroyed. Pilot was flying too slow & low over water. Plane stalled and went into lake.

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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