# NTSB UNK64X0892: Piper PA20, N6933K, Ft Dodge, IA, March 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1964
- Place: Ft Dodge, IA · FT DODGE, IA
- Location: 42.5099° N, 94.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Dodge, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5099&lon=-94.1757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0892
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0892

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0604  64/3/12    FT DODGE IOWA       PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6933K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT DODGE MNCPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6933K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6933K-1977-06-01), registration cancelled 1977-06-01, S/N 20-39 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Dodge Mncpl

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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