# Accident 19960717027659A: Piper PA25235, Crookston, MN, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Crookston, MN
- Airport: Crookston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JPXG
- Location: 47.5397° N, 96.5193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5397&lon=-96.5193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4997Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997Y-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717027659A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED TOO LATE RAN OFF END RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF, AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN SETTLED BACK TO GROUND. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT BUT AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF STRIP INTO VERY SOFT SOIL AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI96LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA245), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA-25-235 (N4997Y), Beltrami, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to jettison the load and the soft runway overrun area.

## Other reports on N4997Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19800904039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904039759A), Sep 4, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N4997Y), Weeping Water, NE, Substantial damage. Struck wires entering spray area.

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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