MKC66D0199

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Redfield, SD · July 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1965
Place
Redfield, SD · REDFIELD, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9774DPiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176153

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2818  65/7/30    REDFIELD S DAK      PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2245                    N9774D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HAY BALES-NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N9774D
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redfield

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.