# NTSB MKC69D0390: Piper PA-16, N5994H, Mcgregor, MN, February 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1969
- Place: Mcgregor, MN · MCGREGOR, MN
- Location: 46.6104° N, 93.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGregor, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6104&lon=-93.2995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0390
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0390

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0882   69/2/9    MCGREGOR,MINN       PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N5994H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN BRUSH. TEMP 30 DEG. ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN OR REFUELED FOR 2 MOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5994H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5994H), registered now, S/N 16-622, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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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