19910319006239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Minneapolis, MN · March 19, 1991

Date
March 19, 1991 · 17:15 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4338C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA111
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total

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What happened

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

Landed on gravel road to visit friends. Struck powerline guy wire and crashed while attempting a takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD TO VISIT FRIENDS. STRUCK POWERLINE GUY WIRE AND CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A 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.