# NTSB MKC78FTK06: Liable Cougar, N61292, Tea, SD, December 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Tea, SD · TEA, SD
- Location: 43.4556° N, 96.8240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tea, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4556&lon=-96.8240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FTK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3828  77/12/11   TEA,SD              LIABLE COUGAR       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 534
        TIME - 1515                    N61292              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEA,SD                      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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           32                                                      170
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 35K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61292](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61292-1996-02-01), registration cancelled 1996-02-01, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LIABLE COUGAR
- Registry model: [Liable Cougar 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/liable-cougar-1) (registry code 625010J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyhaven

## 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 19771211039829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211039829A), Dec 11, 1977: Amtr 625010J, Tea, SD, Substantial damage. Wnd gusting 35K

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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