# NTSB MKC69D0034: Piper PA-25, N6568Z, Platte, SD, May 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1968
- Place: Platte, SD · PLATTE, SD
- Location: 43.3869° N, 98.8435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platte, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3869&lon=-98.8435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0034-201087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2189  68/5/29  NR.PLATTE,S DAK       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N6568Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 24, 2150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- POOR BRAKING ACTION ON RT BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6568Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6568Z-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 25-2116, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6568Z (2)

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 CHI94LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA272), Aug 3, 1994: Piper PA-25 (N6568Z), Spiritwood, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the fuselage tubing in the empennage.
- [NTSB DEN67D0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0061), Jun 15, 1966: Piper PA-25 (N6568Z), Montrose, CO, 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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