# NTSB MKC77FER59: Piper PA-18, N83536, Spring Grove, MN, July 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Spring Grove, MN · SPRING GROVE, MN
- Location: 43.5608° N, 91.6370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Grove, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5608&lon=-91.6370&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 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FER59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2463   77/7/3    SPRING GROVE,MN     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1459
        TIME - 1900                    N83536              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETER'S FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING GROVE,MN             SPRING GROVE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD 26 HRS IN TAILWHEEL EQUIP A/C.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83536](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83536), registered now, S/N 18-7709071 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deter'S Farm

## 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 19770703022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703022679A), Jul 3, 1977: Piper PA18S125, Spring Grove, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot had 26 hrs in tailwheel equip a/c.

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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