# NTSB MKC71DCD42: Piper PA-22, N6836B, Sibley, IA, December 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1970
- Place: Sibley, IA · SIBLEY, IA
- Location: 43.4015° N, 95.7430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sibley, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4015&lon=-95.7430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4510  70/12/27   SIBLEY,IOWA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 59, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N6836B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIBLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIBLEY,IOWA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-SHOE HEEL WEDGED L RUDDER AND SCUFF PLATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6836B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6836B), registered now, S/N 22-4134, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22S-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-150) (registry code 7102212) (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
- Airport: Sibley

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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