# NTSB MKC65D0022: Piper PA-11, N4643M, Redwood Falls, MN, January 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1965
- Place: Redwood Falls, MN · REDWOOD FALLS, MN
- Location: 44.5443° N, 95.0983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redwood Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5443&lon=-95.0983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0318  65/1/18    REDWOOD FALLS MIN   PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4643M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWOOD FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4643M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4643M), registered now, S/N 11-151, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redwood Falls

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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