# NTSB MKC73DER32: Piper PA-28, N1718T, New Ulm, MN, December 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1972
- Place: New Ulm, MN · NEW ULM, MN
- Location: 44.3121° N, 94.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Ulm, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3121&lon=-94.4689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3700  72/12/26   NEW ULM,MINN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1718T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW ULM MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ULM,MINN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,DID NOT ADD PWR NOSE DROPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1718T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1718T-1974-12-04), registration cancelled 1974-12-04, S/N 28-7125031 (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: New Ulm 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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