# NTSB MKC68F0043: Piper PA-28, N7000W, Langdon, ND, January 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1968
- Place: Langdon, ND · LANGDON, ND
- Location: 48.7622° N, 98.3753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langdon, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7622&lon=-98.3753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0364  68/1/30    LANGDON,N DAK       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N7000W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANGDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT IN TYPE,FIRST LNDG ON ICY RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7000W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7000W), registered now, S/N 28-671, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Langdon

## Other investigations on N7000W (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW66F0376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0376), Nov 5, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N7000W), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

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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