# NTSB MKC73DTK15: Piper PA-18, N3598Z, Winner, SD, May 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Winner, SD · WINNER, SD
- Location: 43.3776° N, 99.8551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winner, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3776&lon=-99.8551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DTK15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DTK15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1374   73/5/6  NR.WINNER,S DAK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N3598Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WINNER,S DAK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IN TURN LOOKING OVER FARMLAND.PLT NOT CKD OUT IN ACFT.TOOK ACFT ON IMPULSE WITHOUT FATHERS OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3598Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3598Z-2011-07-08), registration cancelled 2011-07-08, S/N 18-7392, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730506011139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506011139A), May 6, 1973: Piper PA18, Winner, SD, Substantial damage. In turn looking over farmland. Plt not ckd out in acft. Took acft on impulse without fathers ok.

## Other investigations on N3598Z (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 MIA65F0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0043), Mar 16, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N3598Z), Hazlehurst, MS, 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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