# NTSB MKC76FTK19: Piper PA-18, N6980D, Milbank, SD, January 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1976
- Place: Milbank, SD · MILBANK, SD
- Location: 45.2194° N, 96.6337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milbank, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2194&lon=-96.6337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FTK19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0372  76/1/24    MILBANK,SD          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 600
        TIME - 1715                    N6980D              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILBANK,SD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FOX HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6980D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6980D), registered now, S/N 18-5508 (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: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760124001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760124001639A), Jan 24, 1976: Piper PA18S125, Milbank, SD, Substantial damage. Fox hunting.

## Other investigations on N6980D (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC75DTK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK12), Feb 2, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N6980D), Milbank, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0432), Feb 18, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N6980D), Summit, SD, substantial damage

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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