# NTSB MKC66F0535: Piper PA-18A, N9887D, Decatur, NE, May 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1966
- Place: Decatur, NE · DECATUR, NE
- Location: 42.0059° N, 96.2483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0059&lon=-96.2483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0535
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0535

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2211  66/5/15    DECATUR NEBR        PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N9887D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 26, 846 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMPSON FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9887D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9887D), registered now, S/N 18-6911, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Simpson Farm

## Other investigations on N9887D (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 FTW72DPG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG71), May 2, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N9887D), Forrest City, AR, 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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