# NTSB MKC71DDD05: Piper PA-11, N4709H, Michigan, ND, August 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1970
- Place: Michigan, ND · MICHIGAN, ND
- Location: 48.0250° N, 98.1170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0250&lon=-98.1170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DDD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DDD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3384   70/8/8    MICHIGAN,N DAK      PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 160
        TIME - 1930                    N4709H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,N DAK             MICHIGAN,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4709H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4709H), registered now, S/N 11-497, built 1948 (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: Farm Strip

## Other investigations on N4709H (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 DEN82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA050), Mar 28, 1982: Piper PA-11 (N4709H), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FTG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FTG30), Jun 3, 1971: Piper PA-11 (N4709H), Petersburg, 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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