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MKC85LA119

1985-06-01 · CONCORDIA, Kansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CNK

Current FAA registration · N627WB

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-236
Year of manufacture
1979 · 6 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790618
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A83234

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS MAKING A NIGHT FLT. HE RECEIVED WIND INFORMATION FROM AN ARPT 48 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION BUT USED AN INDICATION FROM LIGHTED WIND INDICATOR. PLT MADE A GO AROUND BECAUSE THE GROUND SPEED WAS FAST. DURING THE NEXT ATTEMPT, HE LANDED, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND CONTACTED A SMALL DIRT BANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA119.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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