# NTSB MKC69D0328: Piper PA-18A, N1993A, Callaway, NE, January 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1969
- Place: Callaway, NE · CALLAWAY, NE
- Location: 41.2914° N, 99.9203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Callaway, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2914&lon=-99.9203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0328
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0328

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0186  69/1/12    CALLAWAY,NEBR       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 1130                    N1993A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON FLD OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH. FLD COVERED WITH PATCHES OF ICE AND SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1993A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1993A-1977-11-29), registration cancelled 1977-11-29, S/N 18-1818 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1993A (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 NYC77FHD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD29), Aug 25, 1977: Piper PA-18A (N1993A), Ocean City, NJ, 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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