# NTSB MKC76AK055: Piper PA-18, N4405Z, Hayes, SD, April 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1976
- Place: Hayes, SD · HAYES, SD
- Location: 44.3703° N, 101.0215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayes, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3703&lon=-101.0215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0879  76/4/25    HAYES,SD            PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4247
        TIME - 1300                    N4405Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRLEY,SD                   PIERRE,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.223 PCT.STRUCK GND NOSE AND L WING LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4405Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4405Z), registered now, S/N 18-8738, built 1968 (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: 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 19760425011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760425011569A), Apr 25, 1976: Piper PA18150, Hayes, SD, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 0.223 pct. Struck gnd nose and l wing low.

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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