# NTSB MKC79DTK22: Piper PA-18, N40359, Bath, SD, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- Place: Bath, SD · BATH, SD
- Location: 45.4692° N, 98.3236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4692&lon=-98.3236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DTK22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK22

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2758  79/7/14  NR.BATH,SD            PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 310
        TIME - 1330                    N40359              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BATH,SD                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO GET FOOT ON HEEL BRAKE IN TIME TO PREVENT SWERVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40359 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

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.