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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Mazeppa, MN · July 4, 1977

Date
July 4, 1977
Place
Mazeppa, MN
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5634U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC77FER57
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
149 total34 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind was gusting to 09 knots. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift into cornfield on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

WIND WAS GUSTING TO 09 KNOTS. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT INTO CORNFIELD ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.