# NTSB UNK65X1181: Piper PA17, N5548H, Strandburg, SD, December 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1964
- Place: Strandburg, SD · STRANDBURG, SD
- Location: 45.0441° N, 96.7604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strandburg, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0441&lon=-96.7604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3884  64/12/29   STRANDBURG SD       PIPER PA17          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 750
        TIME - 0820                    N5548H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5548H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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.

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