# NTSB MKC65D0023: Piper PA-18, N8671C, Eustis, NE, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Eustis, NE · EUSTIS, NE
- Location: 40.6645° N, 100.0296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eustis, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6645&lon=-100.0296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (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): 180201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0333   65/2/6  NR.EUSTIS NEBR        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 505
        TIME - 1500                    N8671C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8671C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8671C), registered now, S/N 18-2837, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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