# NTSB MKC70D0099: Piper PA-12, N4009M, Pipestone, MN, July 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1969
- Place: Pipestone, MN · PIPESTONE, MN
- Location: 43.9959° N, 96.3111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pipestone, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9959&lon=-96.3111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3228  69/7/20    PIPESTONE,MINN      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1100
        TIME - 1515                    N4009M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPESTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOMBARD,ILL                 GAKONA,ALAS                  PIPESTONE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN OAT FLD. ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR APRXLY 6 MOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4009M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009M-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 12-2887, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pipestone

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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