# NTSB MKC79DCJ14: Piper PA-18, N57753, North Platte, NE, April 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1979
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ14

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0703  79/4/21    NORTH PLATTE,NE     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 761
        TIME - 2400                    N57753              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS,SD              NORTH PLATTE,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAXI ON NON-EXISTENT TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57753](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57753), registered now, S/N 18-7709128 (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: Lee Bird Field

## 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 19790421007049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421007049A), Apr 21, 1979: Piper PA18150, North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. On landing, the pilot thought he saw a taxiway at midfield. Tried to turn in, changed his mind, ran into mud.

## Other investigations on N57753 (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 MKC78DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER01), Oct 3, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N57753), Belle Plaine, MN, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.