# Accident 19850623027189A: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A, St Paul, MN, June 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: South St Paul
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8795° N, 93.0392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8795&lon=-93.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81AS-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: P Z L -Warszawa-Cnpsl PZL-104 WILGA 35A (registry code 7360104, https://openairdocs.org/model/p-z-l-warszawa-cnpsl-pzl-104-wilga-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,160 total, 230 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FER01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623027189A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED NOSE DOWN AFTER FLAP RETRACTION DURING STOL TAKEOFF. BOUNCED, POWER REDUCED STRUCK GROUND. CONTROL LOCK ON.

## 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 CHI85FER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FER01), Jun 23, 1985: PZL PZL-104 Wilga 35A (N81AS), St. Paul, MN, destroyed

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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