# NTSB MKC69D0365: Piper PA-22, N1209C, Ankeny, IA, March 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1969
- Place: Ankeny, IA · ANKENY, IA
- Location: 41.7297° N, 93.6058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ankeny, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7297&lon=-93.6058&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0365
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0365

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0466   69/3/1    ANKENY,IOWA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N1209C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANKENY
        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
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PATCHES OF SNOW ON RNWY. L GR CAUGHT IN SNOW. HAD FLOWN 3 HRS IN LAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1209C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1209C-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 22-1015, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ankeny

## Other investigations on N1209C (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 ATL96LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA083), May 1, 1996: Piper PA-22-135 (N1209C), Cochran, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight instructor (CFI) to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, when the airplane encountered an uneven area on the airstrip and becoming airborne prematurely;…

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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