# NTSB MKC68A0007: Piper PA-18, N2896P, Murdo, SD, July 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1967
- Place: Murdo, SD · MURDO, SD
- Location: 43.8894° N, 100.7142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murdo, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8894&lon=-100.7142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2896P-1971-01-05), registration cancelled 1971-01-05, S/N 18-4494 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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