# NTSB MKC67D0100: Piper PA-22, N2639P, Milesville, SD, July 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1966
- Place: Milesville, SD · MILESVILLE, SD
- Location: 44.4580° N, 101.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milesville, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4580&lon=-101.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3054  66/7/28    MILESVILLE S DAK    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 618
        TIME - 0900                    N2639P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 173 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON A FARM PASTURE, NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A HOLE HIDDEN BY GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2639P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2639P-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 22-2977, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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

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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