# NTSB MKC66F0321: Piper PA-18, N1098A, Hope, ND, November 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1965
- Place: Hope, ND · HOPE, ND
- Location: 47.3244° N, 97.7192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3244&lon=-97.7192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0321
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0321

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3842   65/11/2   HOPE N DAK          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 640
        TIME - 1430                    N1098A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1098A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1098A-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N 18-686 (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: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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