# NTSB MKC66D0068: Piper PA-11, N78751, Algona, IA, June 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1965
- Place: Algona, IA · ALGONA, IA
- Location: 43.0763° N, 94.2321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Algona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0763&lon=-94.2321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1415  65/6/10    ALGONA IOWA         PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N78751              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALGONA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78751 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Algona

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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