# Accident 19970716018639A: Piper PA28151, Fessenden, ND, July 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1997, 23:00 local time
- Place: Fessenden, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6493° N, 99.6270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fessenden, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6493&lon=-99.6270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41371, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41371-2006-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716018639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, BECAME AIRBORNE, SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. (-23) ON 7-16-97 AT 2300 CDT, A PA-28-151 AIRCRAFT, N41371, OWNED BY PIETSCH, MINOT, ND AND FLOWN BY SCOTT BREKHUS IMPACTED A ROAD GRADING AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 26 FESSENDEN, ND (D24) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WHICH OCCURRED DURING VMC.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT OR THREE PASSENGERS.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COMING TO REST 200 FT. WEST OF THE IMPACT SITE ON A HEADING OF 320 DEGREES.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF, NOSE GEAR BENT AFT FLUSH WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE, BUCKLING OF THE EMPANAGE AFT OF THE BAGGAGE AREA, FUSELAGE UNDERSIDE FORWARD OF MAIN SPAR BUCKLED, PROP BENT, BOTH FLAPS BENT, FIREWALL BENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N41371 (2)

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

- [Incident 19791016052109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791016052109I), Oct 16, 1979: Piper PA28151 (N41371), Matlock, IA, Minor damage. Engine failed to respond after simulated emergency landing.
- [Accident 19751005032439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005032439A), Oct 5, 1975: Piper PA28151 (N41371), Utica, NE, Substantial damage. Dscndd into a valley at the end of the rwy.l wing struck a farm implement.

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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