# NTSB MKC65A0061: Piper PA-18, N8178D, Selfridge, ND, April 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1965
- Place: Selfridge, ND · SELFRIDGE, ND
- Location: 46.0417° N, 100.9244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selfridge, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0417&lon=-100.9244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0163  65/4/20  NR.SELFRIDGE N DAK    PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 119
        TIME - 1630                    N8178D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8178D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178D-1965-06-23), registration cancelled 1965-06-23, S/N 18-6106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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