# NTSB MKC67D0088: Piper PA-18, N3281Z, Marion, ND, June 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1966
- Place: Marion, ND · MARION, ND
- Location: 46.6112° N, 98.3386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6112&lon=-98.3386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3047  66/6/24  NR.MARION N DAK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5510
        TIME - 0415                    N3281Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- RIGHT SPRAY BOOM STRUCK HIGH GRASS ALONGSIDE OF COUNTRY ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3281Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3281Z-2015-03-27), registration cancelled 2015-03-27, S/N 18-7202 (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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3281Z (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 MKC70FDD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FDD16), Jun 19, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N3281Z), Lehr, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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