# NTSB MKC66F0004: Piper PA-22, N2661P, Imperial, NE, May 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1965
- Place: Imperial, NE · IMPERIAL, NE
- Location: 40.5144° N, 101.6372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5144&lon=-101.6372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0298  65/5/28    IMPERIAL NEBR       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 139
        TIME - 0639                    N2661P              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL MUNCIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PILOT DURING PREFLIGHT INSP FAILED TO NOTICE THAT RUDDER HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2661P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2661P-1965-07-21), registration cancelled 1965-07-21, S/N 22-3001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Imperial Muncipal

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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