# NTSB MKC71DDQ27: Piper PA-28, N3718T, Blunt, SD, April 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1971
- Place: Blunt, SD · BLUNT, SD
- Location: 44.5159° N, 99.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blunt, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5159&lon=-99.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DDQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DDQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1233  71/4/18    BLUNT,S DAK         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1870
        TIME - 1900                    N3718T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 391 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUNT,S DAK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CHECKING CATTLE.PLT SAID HE WAS DIVERTED BY HIS 2 YR OLD SON,THE PASSENGER.ALT TOO LOW TO RECOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3718T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3718T), registered now, S/N 28R-30023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3718T (1)

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 CHI01LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA176), Jun 14, 2001: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3718T), Green Bay, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not performing the pre-landing checklist, and the wheels-up landing made by the pilot.

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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