# Accident 20010218011009A: Piper PA28140, Frazee, MN, February 18, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 18, 2001, 15:00 local time - Place: Frazee, MN - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 46.8096° N, 95.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8096&lon=-95.8403&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9714W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9714W-2007-05-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA143) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010218011009A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23)WHILE BUZZING FRIENDS AT BIG TOWNE LAKE IN FRAZEE, MN, AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND CUT AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TO DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT, DETROIT LAKES, NM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE VERTICAL FIN HAD BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL FIN ATTACT STRUCTURE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AND CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FAA THROUGH A COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. INITIALLY THIS ACCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. DURING THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DICOVERED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL (MAY 15, 2001) AND THE INCIDENT WAS RECLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 18, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N9714W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH POWER TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR DETROIT LAKES, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE PROPOSED ACCIDENT TIME. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT , WHO IS PRESUMED TO BE THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FERGUS FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA, AT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ## 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 CHI01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA143), Feb 18, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N9714W), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Altitude/clearance not maintained from the transmission wires during a low altitude flight/maneuver performed by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the transmission wires. ## Other reports on N9714W (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20060824025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060824025609A), Aug 24, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N9714W), Kulm, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 24, 2006, N9714W, a PA-28-140, piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed bismarck, north dakota airport without a flight plan and disappeared.… - [Accident 20020930029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020930029989A), Sep 30, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N9714W), Moorhead, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power on short final as a result of fuel exhaustion in the left fuel tank due to improper fuel management. This fuel starvation resulted in… - [Accident 19811011068989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011068989A), Oct 11, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N9714W), New York Mills, MN, Substantial damage. Demonstrating simulated forced landing to a passenger. Descended too low showing highway landing. Hit wires. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.