# NTSB MKC74DCJ11: Piper PA-18, N8519Y, Ainsworth, NE, September 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1973
- Place: Ainsworth, NE · AINSWORTH, NE
- Location: 42.5484° N, 99.8575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ainsworth, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5484&lon=-99.8575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2922  73/9/25    AINSWORTH,NEBR      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 650
        TIME - 1800                    N8519Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIELS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AINSWORTH,NEBR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON MOWED ALFALFA STRIP RAN OFF END OF  RWY AREA NOSED OVER IN CORN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8519Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8519Y), registered now, S/N 18-8885, built 1970 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daniels Strip

## 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 19730925031739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730925031739A), Sep 25, 1973: Piper PA18150, Ainsworth, NE, Substantial damage. Plt lndd on mowed alfalfa strip ran off end of rwy area nosed over in corn field.

## Other investigations on N8519Y (2)

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 ANC90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA115), Jul 9, 1990: Piper PA-18-150 (N8519Y), Canning River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION, AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND.
- [NTSB ANC86LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA064), May 30, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N8519Y), Anchorage, AK, 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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