# NTSB MKC68D0246: Smith PSA-1, N14H, Pennock, MN, June 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1967
- Place: Pennock, MN · PENNOCK, MN
- Location: 45.1459° N, 95.1750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennock, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1459&lon=-95.1750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0246
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0246

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3713  67/6/17    PENNOCK,MINN        SMITH PSA-1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 615
        TIME - 1000                    N14H                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENNOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- R WING HIT CULVERT MARKER ON PVT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14H-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N JC-3, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH PSA-1
- Registry model: [Smith Cinquanta DSA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-cinquanta-dsa-1) (registry code 83501PT) (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
- Airport: Pennock

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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