# NTSB MKC66D0214: Piper PA-18, N5656Y, Desoto, MO, July 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1965
- Place: Desoto, MO · DESOTO, MO
- Location: 38.1411° N, 90.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Soto, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1411&lon=-90.5612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3170  65/7/20  NR.DESOTO MO          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 935
        TIME - 1400                    N5656Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 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
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5656Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5656Y), registered now, S/N 18-8290, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5656Y (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC87LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA152), Sep 14, 1987: Piper PA-18-150 (N5656Y), Stoney River, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0016), May 30, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N5656Y), Seligman, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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