# NTSB MKC70DDQ02: Piper PA-18, N8176D, Mobridge, SD, January 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1970
- Place: Mobridge, SD · MOBRIDGE, SD
- Location: 45.5410° N, 100.4349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobridge, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5410&lon=-100.4349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DDQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0277  70/1/15    MOBRIDGE,S DAK      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 944
        TIME - 0930                    N8176D              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBRIDGE,S DAK              MOBRIDGE,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOX HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8176D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8176D), registered now, S/N 18-6104, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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

## Other investigations on N8176D (2)

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 MKC73FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTK11), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N8176D), Mclaughlin, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0579), Mar 19, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N8176D), Oak Grove, LA, 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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