# NTSB MKC67D0521: Piper PA-18, N4253Z, Wabek, ND, January 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1967
- Place: Wabek, ND · WABEK, ND
- Location: 47.9720° N, 101.9566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabek, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9720&lon=-101.9566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0521
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0521

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0249  67/1/25    WABEK, N DAK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6500
        TIME - 1500                    N4253Z              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LEFT SKI STRUCK ICE RIDGE DURING LNDG ON SNOW COVERED FIELD.PLT WAS HUNTING FOXES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4253Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253Z-2017-03-10), registration cancelled 2017-03-10, S/N 18-8491, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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

## Other investigations on N4253Z (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 FTW95LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA377), Sep 2, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N4253Z), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS GUSTING CROSS WINDS.

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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