# Accident 19960614046379A: Piper PA-44-180, Grand Forks, ND, June 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.9107° N, 97.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9107&lon=-97.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N853ND-1997-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614046379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/14/96 AT 1830 CDT, PA44, N853ND, OWNED BY UNVIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY TREVOR BLACKMER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. EXTENSIVE FUSELAGE DAMAGE (BUCKLING) WAS DONE REQUIRING EGRESS VIA THE EMERGENCY EXIT. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE BENT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED. SOME COMPRESSIVE BUCKLING OF THE PILOT SEAT LEG STRUCTURE OCCURRED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CHI96LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA202), Jun 14, 1996: Piper PA-44 (N853ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot used an improper procedure when he demonstrated a rejected takeoff and he misjudged the flare.

## Other reports on N853ND (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19941122039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941122039139A), Nov 22, 1994: Piper PA44180 (N853ND), Thief River Fal, MN, Substantial damage. Simulated single engine on takeoff. Student reduced power other engine failed flare. Landed hard. Damaged aircraft.

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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