# NTSB MKC67F0509: Piper PA-18, N9097D, Watertown, SD, April 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1967
- Place: Watertown, SD · WATERTOWN, SD
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0509

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1188  67/4/15    WATERTOWN,S DAK     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N9097D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTING TAKE OFF FROM PASTURE. WIND 045 DEG 17 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9097D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9097D), registered now, S/N 18-6477 (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: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, 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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