Piper PA-11 N78636
24 December 1971 · Miller, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1971 at about 10:00 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N78636 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Miller, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miller, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-11
- Registration
- N78636
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Z → Polo, S Dak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4180
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R SKI BROKE THRU SNW IN OPEN GRAIN FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Petersburg, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Newdale, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Aladdin, Wyoming, United States | Dave William P | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1971 | Piper PA-11 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Boone, Iowa, United States | Weir Aerial AP | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-11 | Alzada, Montana, United States | Nixon Brothers | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |