# NTSB MKC78DCJ14: Piper PA-18, N1451C, Haigler, NE, March 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1978
- Place: Haigler, NE · HAIGLER, NE
- Location: 40.0121° N, 101.9386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haigler, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0121&lon=-101.9386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0291  78/3/22    HAIGLER,NE          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 895
        TIME - 0830                    N1451C              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAIGLER,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- CKECKING CATTLE. WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1451C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1451C-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 18-2645, built 1953 (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 19780322003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322003819A), Mar 22, 1978: Piper PA18, Haigler, NE, Substantial damage. Ckecking cattle. Wind gusts to 25KTS.

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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