# NTSB MKC75AK059: Piper PA-18, N5463H, Elizabeth, MN, June 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1975
- Place: Elizabeth, MN · ELIZABETH, MN
- Location: 46.3801° N, 96.1310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3801&lon=-96.1310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1672   75/6/2    ELIZABETH,MN        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2350
        TIME - 1805                    N5463H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FERGUS FALLS,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT IN STEEP CLBG TURN TO L FOLLOWED BY STEEP DIVE TO GND.ACFT PREV FLYING 10-12FT OVR RR TRACKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5463H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5463H-1975-08-21), registration cancelled 1975-08-21, S/N 1848 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750602019659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750602019659A), Jun 2, 1975: Piper PA18, Elizabeth, MN, Destroyed. Acft in steep clbg turn to l followed by steep dive to gnd. Acft prev flying 10-12FT ovr rr tracks.

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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