# NTSB MKC72AK012: Piper PA-32, N4029R, Andover, SD, August 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1971
- Place: Andover, SD · ANDOVER, SD
- Location: 45.4102° N, 97.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4102&lon=-97.9037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2214  71/8/11    ANDOVER,S DAK       PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N4029R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 48, 20350 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MINN            WATERTOWN,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.150 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4029R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4029R-1971-10-14), registration cancelled 1971-10-14, S/N 32-40324 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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