# NTSB MKC69D0335: Piper PA-11, N78816, Velva, ND, December 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1968
- Place: Velva, ND · VELVA, ND
- Location: 48.0600° N, 100.9330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Velva, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0600&lon=-100.9330&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0335
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0335

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4778  68/12/28 NR.VELVA,N DAK        PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 199
        TIME - 1600                    N78816              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SNOW COVERED ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78816](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78816), registered now, S/N 11-1590, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (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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