# NTSB MKC67D0031: Piper PA-11, N4688M, Stratford, IA, April 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1966
- Place: Stratford, IA · STRATFORD, IA
- Location: 42.2696° N, 93.9274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2696&lon=-93.9274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2681  66/4/26  NR.STRATFORD IOWA     PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 600
        TIME - 1500                    N4688M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SMALL HAYFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4688M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4688M), registered now, S/N 11-197, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4688M (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 ANC75DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG22), Aug 20, 1974: Piper PA-11 (N4688M), King Salmon, AK, 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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