# Accident 20000722004439A: Piper PA23, Dodge Center, MN, July 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Dodge Center, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0204° N, 92.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0204&lon=-92.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1069P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069P-2001-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722004439A

## Narrative

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

(.23) SHORTLY AFTER AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM DODGE CENTER, MN AIRPORT, WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW AND THE ENGINES DID NOT SOUND TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THE IARCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF-MILE SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.  YHE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND THE PILOT FATALLY INJURIED.  UNABLE TO OBTAIN PILOT FLIGHT HOURS AND REGULATORY CHECK RIDE DATE DUE TO THE PILOT LOGBOOKS IN THE FIRE.  AN AMENDMENT TO THIS FORM WILL FOLLOW IF FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCIES.

## 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 CHI00FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA214), Jul 22, 2000: Piper PA-23 (N1069P), Dodge Center, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining airplane control in his turn back in the direction of the airport and the pilot not performing an emergency landing straight ahead. Factors were the water and debris…

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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