# NTSB MKC69D0311: Piper PA-18A, N6792B, Hankinson, ND, January 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1969
- Place: Hankinson, ND · HANKINSON, ND
- Location: 46.0741° N, 96.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hankinson, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0741&lon=-96.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0015   69/1/7    HANKINSON,N DAK     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 302
        TIME - 1145                    N6792B              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING LOW STEEP TURN.ON AERIAL FOX HUNT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6792B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6792B), registered now, S/N 18-5026, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6792B (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 SEA03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA140), Jul 15, 2003: Piper PA-18A (N6792B), Zurich, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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