# Accident 19770408008529A: Piper PA32260, Mountain Lake, MN, April 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1977
- Place: Mountain Lake, MN
- Airport: Klassen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 43.9424° N, 94.9254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9424&lon=-94.9254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8600N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8600N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 193 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770408008529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD IMPACT SHEARED BOLTS RIVETS RIGHT MAIN GEAR ELT OPERATIONAL CONDITION NOT CHECKED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC77FER32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER32), Apr 8, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N8600N), Mountain Lake, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8600N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870615041029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870615041029I), Jun 15, 1987: Piper PA32260 (N8600N), Rochester, NY. The aircraft aborted due to loss of power and overran the runway. Propeller control found in the full aft position.
- [Accident 19740927033509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927033509A), Sep 27, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N8600N), Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. Flaps not used on short fld ldg. Plts 3rd apch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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