# NTSB MKC69F0040: Piper PA-20, N7044K, Fort Calhoun, NE, July 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1968
- Place: Fort Calhoun, NE · FORT CALHOUN, NE
- Location: 41.4564° N, 96.0263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Calhoun, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4564&lon=-96.0263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0040-109425

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2286  68/7/13    FORT CALHOUN,NEBR   PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 224
        TIME - 2005                    N7044K              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIL-LO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT BRAKE MASTER CYL ROD BROKE OFF AT THREADED END WHERE IT ATTACHES TO FORK FITTING ON BRAKE PEDAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7044K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7044K), registered now, S/N 20-152, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (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: Bil-Lo

## Other investigations on N7044K (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 MKC72DCD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD48), Dec 10, 1971: Piper PA-20 (N7044K), Woodbine, IA, 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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