# NTSB MKC77DTK21: Piper PA-18, N6999V, Ft Pierre, SD, May 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1977
- Place: Ft Pierre, SD · FT PIERRE, SD
- Location: 44.3666° N, 100.3823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierre, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3666&lon=-100.3823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DTK21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1541  77/5/26  NR.FT PIERRE,SD       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 200
        TIME - 1000                    N6999V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT PIERRE,SD                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT A RUT,GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6999V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6999V), registered now, S/N 18-7603, built 1961 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ranch Strip

## 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 19770526013949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770526013949A), May 26, 1977: Piper PA18150, Ft Pierre, SD, Substantial damage. Hit a rut,gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N6999V (1)

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 UNK65X0946](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0946), Dec 7, 1964: Piper PA18 (N6999V), Parkview, NM, 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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