# NTSB MKC76AK028: Piper PA-28, N8303R, Yankton, SD, October 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Yankton, SD · YANKTON, SD
- Location: 42.8898° N, 97.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yankton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8898&lon=-97.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3627  75/10/17   YANKTON,SD          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 0040                    N8303R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YANKTON,SD                  SIOUX FALLS,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PIC DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING ACFT RESULTING IN UNWANTED DESCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8303R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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 19751017035399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017035399A), Oct 17, 1975: Piper PA28140, Yankton, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. PIC diverted his attention from flying acft resulting in unwanted descent.

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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