# NTSB MKC66F0284: Piper PA-12, N78552, Paxton, NE, October 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1965
- Place: Paxton, NE · PAXTON, NE
- Location: 41.1234° N, 101.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paxton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1234&lon=-101.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0284
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0284

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3489  65/10/26 NR.PAXTON NEBR        PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 101
        TIME - 1300                    N78552              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WINDMILL. OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78552 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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