# NTSB MKC76DER32: Piper PA-28, N6425R, Nevis, MN, September 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1975
- Place: Nevis, MN · NEVIS, MN
- Location: 46.9648° N, 94.8430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nevis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9648&lon=-94.8430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2914  75/9/24    NEVIS,MN            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N6425R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEVIS,MN                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RWY IN NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6425R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6425R-2012-10-09), registration cancelled 2012-10-09, S/N 28-21604, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Nevis

## 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 19750924032529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750924032529A), Sep 24, 1975: Piper PA28140, Nevis, MN, Substantial damage. Struck rwy in nose dwn attitude.

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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