# NTSB MKC67F0506: Piper PA-20, N6905K, Arcadia, NE, April 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1967
- Place: Arcadia, NE · ARCADIA, NE
- Location: 41.4248° N, 99.1261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4248&lon=-99.1261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0506
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0506

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1307  67/4/22  NR.ARCADIA,NEBR       PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 709
        TIME - 1830                    N6905K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LEG STRUCK AND TURNED FUEL SELECTR VALVE OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY CHECKLIST NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6905K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6905K-1983-11-25), registration cancelled 1983-11-25, S/N 20-10 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (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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