# Accident 19780613022319A: Piper PA28161, Belle Plaine, MN, June 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1978
- Place: Belle Plaine, MN
- Airport: Belle Plaine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 44.6198° N, 93.7646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Plaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6198&lon=-93.7646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9062K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9062K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 61 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613022319A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78DER54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER54), Jun 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9062K), Belle Plaine, MN, substantial damage

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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