# NTSB MKC66D0417: Piper PA-11, N87986, Rugby, ND, February 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1966
- Place: Rugby, ND · RUGBY, ND
- Location: 48.3654° N, 99.9902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rugby, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3654&lon=-99.9902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0417
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0417

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1073   66/2/1  NR.RUGBY N DAK        PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1000
        TIME - 1125                    N87986              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT LANDING.SKI DAMAGED BY COLLISION WITH UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87986](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87986-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 15603, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (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

## Other investigations on N87986 (1)

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 MKC69F0297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0297), Oct 2, 1968: Piper PA-11 (N87986), Harvey, ND, 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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