# NTSB MKC73FTG07: Piper PA-20, N6922K, Nekoma, ND, August 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1972
- Place: Nekoma, ND · NEKOMA, ND
- Location: 48.5783° N, 98.3761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nekoma, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5783&lon=-98.3761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FTG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3139  72/8/30    NEKOMA,N DAK        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 468
        TIME - 1645                    N6922K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LANGDON,N DAK               VALLEY CITY,N DAK            NEKOMA,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6922K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6922K-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 20-25 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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