# NTSB MKC67F0179: Piper PA-18, N6098D, Hermosa, SD, September 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1966
- Place: Hermosa, SD · HERMOSA, SD
- Location: 43.8413° N, 103.1895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermosa, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8413&lon=-103.1895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3250   66/9/4    HERMOSA S DAK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N6098D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM FIELD OF 14 INCH HIGH AFALFA AFTER SUCCESSFUL LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6098D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6098D-1968-11-12), registration cancelled 1968-11-12, S/N 18-5465 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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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