# NTSB MKC66D0432: Piper PA-18, N6980D, Summit, SD, February 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1966
- Place: Summit, SD · SUMMIT, SD
- Location: 45.3056° N, 97.0391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summit, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3056&lon=-97.0391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0432
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0432

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1185  66/2/18    SUMMIT S DAK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1844
        TIME - 1630                    N6980D              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 685 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6980D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6980D), registered now, S/N 18-5508 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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 N6980D (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 MKC76FTK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK19), Jan 24, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N6980D), Milbank, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DTK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK12), Feb 2, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N6980D), Milbank, SD, 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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