# NTSB MKC68D0448: Piper PA-20, N2274A, Chadron, NE, February 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1968
- Place: Chadron, NE · CHADRON, NE
- Location: 42.8260° N, 103.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chadron, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8260&lon=-103.0025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0448
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0448

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0377   68/2/4    CHADRON,NEBR        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N2274A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O AND N
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2274A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2274A-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 20-918, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O And N

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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