# NTSB MKC67F0611: Piper PA-18, N5697Y, Stanwood, IA, July 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1966
- Place: Stanwood, IA · STANWOOD, IA
- Location: 41.8927° N, 91.1488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanwood, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8927&lon=-91.1488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0611
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0611-201491

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0463  66/7/15  NR.STANWOOD IOWA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 957
        TIME - 1215                    N5697Y              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 877 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DURING A TURN,IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM A FARM FIELD,THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK RISING TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5697Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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