# NTSB MKC69D0053: Piper PA-32, N4067R, Fairmount, ND, July 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1968
- Place: Fairmount, ND · FAIRMOUNT, ND
- Location: 46.0547° N, 96.6029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmount, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0547&lon=-96.6029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0053-201075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2487  68/7/19    FAIRMOUNT,N DAK     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 379
        TIME - 1945                    N4067R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4067R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4067R), registered now, S/N 32-40375, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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