# NTSB MKC75DTG10: Piper PA-18, N167T, Cooperstown, ND, August 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1974
- Place: Cooperstown, ND · COOPERSTOWN, ND
- Location: 47.4449° N, 98.1256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4449&lon=-98.1256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DTG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2234   74/8/4    COOPERSTOWN,N DAK   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 181
        TIME - 1800                    N167T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOPERSTOWN,N DAK           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDD IN WHEAT CROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N167T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N167T), registered now, S/N 18-2281, built 1953 (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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cooperstown

## 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 19740804025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804025249A), Aug 4, 1974: Piper PA18, Cooperstown, ND, Substantial damage. Lndd in wheat crop.

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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