# NTSB MKC66D0025: Piper PA-15, N4189H, Riceville, IA, June 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1965
- Place: Riceville, IA · RICEVILLE, IA
- Location: 43.3616° N, 92.5533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riceville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3616&lon=-92.5533&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 August 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1429  65/6/13  NR.RICEVILLE IOWA     PIPER PA-15         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N4189H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION, HIGH VEGETATION. AUTOMOBILE AT END OF TAKEOFF AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4189H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4189H), registered now, S/N 15-72, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Registry model: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (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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