# NTSB MKC69D0404: Piper PA-18, N3892Z, Buffalo, ND, April 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1969
- Place: Buffalo, ND · BUFFALO, ND
- Location: 46.9193° N, 97.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9193&lon=-97.5506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1058  69/4/13    BUFFALO,N DAK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 550
        TIME - 1700                    N3892Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD COVERED WITH RUTS. STRUCK TRACTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3892Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3892Z), registered now, S/N 18-7708, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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

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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