# NTSB MKC74DCD04: Piper PA-18, N4484Z, Storm Lake, IA, July 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1973
- Place: Storm Lake, IA · STORM LAKE, IA
- Location: 42.6430° N, 95.1965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Storm Lake, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6430&lon=-95.1965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1693  73/7/16    STORM LAKE,IOWA     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 318
        TIME - 1515                    N4484Z              PX-  0  0  0  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY  TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORM LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STORM LAKE,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK RNWY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4484Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4484Z-1974-01-30), registration cancelled 1974-01-30, S/N 18-8838, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Storm Lake

## 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 19730716021809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716021809A), Jul 16, 1973: Piper PA18150, Storm Lake, IA, Substantial damage. Struck rnwy marker.

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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