# NTSB MKC71DCD43: Piper PA-24, N9164P, Shenandoah, IA, December 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1970
- Place: Shenandoah, IA · SHENANDOAH, IA
- Location: 40.7582° N, 95.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7582&lon=-95.3721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4422  70/12/19   SHENANDOAH,IOWA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N9164P              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 23, 3050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHENANDOAH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHENANDOAH,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PRACTICE INSTRUMENT TKOF.L WING HIT DIRT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9164P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9164P-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 24-4652, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shenandoah Mun

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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