MKC68A0007

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Murdo, SD · July 29, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 29, 1967
Place
Murdo, SD · MURDO, SD
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2896PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115963

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1035  67/7/29  NR.MURDO,S DAK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1810                    N2896P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  61, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/30/67.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 210 MG PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2896P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.