# NTSB MKC71DTK31: Piper PA-28, N4588R, Parker, SD, May 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1971
- Place: Parker, SD · PARKER, SD
- Location: 43.3977° N, 97.1335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3977&lon=-97.1335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DTK31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DTK31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0255  71/5/21    PARKER,S DAK        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0720                    N4588R              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      33, 1652 TOTAL HOURS, 70
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SIOUX FALLS,S DAK           SIOUX FALLS,S DAK            PARKER,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- RUNWAY HAD TALL GRASS.WIND GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4588R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4588R-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 28-21334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## Other investigations on N4588R (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 MKC68D0337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0337), Nov 4, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N4588R), Sioux Falls, SD, 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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