# NTSB MKC69F0297: Piper PA-11, N87986, Harvey, ND, October 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1968
- Place: Harvey, ND · HARVEY, ND
- Location: 47.7782° N, 99.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvey, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7782&lon=-99.9307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4105   68/10/2   HARVEY,ND           PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N87986              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND INVERTED ADJACENT TO DITCH. INJURY INDEX AND TOTAL ABOARD PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87986](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87986-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 15603, built 1946 (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 C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harvey

## Other investigations on N87986 (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 MKC66D0417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0417), Feb 1, 1966: Piper PA-11 (N87986), Rugby, ND, 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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