# Accident 19950514011639A: Piper PA28160, East Gull Lake, MN, May 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1995, 14:55 local time
- Place: East Gull Lake, MN
- Airport: East Gull Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3508° N, 94.1902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3508&lon=-94.1902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5528W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5528W-1995-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514011639A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND. DRIFTED INTO TREES DOWNWIND OF RUNWAY. NEAG GROSS. TYPE IS UNDER POWERED. (-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACT JACK PINES, JUST AFTER LIFT OFF ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY, BANKED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA, AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN, IN THREE PIECES - APPROX. 150 YDS FROM FIRST IMPACT.

## 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 CHI95LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA150), May 14, 1995: Piper PA-28-160 (N5528W), East Gull Lake, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors in the accident were the crosswind and gusts.

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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