# Accident 20010309006049A: Piper PA28180, Erhard, MN, March 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2001, 20:00 local time
- Place: Erhard, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4802° N, 96.0891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4802&lon=-96.0891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55893-2002-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010309006049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) KDTL METAR 100152Z 17008KT 10SM CLR M06/M08/A2987 KFFM METAR 100157Z 15013KT  7SM OVC006 M06/M10/A2991                 (.19) ON MARCH 9, 2001, AT 2003 CST, A PIPER PA-28-180, N55893, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED INTO A CORNFIELD 1 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF ERHARD, MN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DETROIT LAKES, MN. AT 1940 AND WAS ENROUTE TO FERGUS FALLS, MN. AT 2017, THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVING/REPORTING SYSTEM AT FERGUS FALLS, MN., 15 MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED SKY CONDITIONS 600 OVERCAST, 7 MILES VISIBILITY, TEMPERATURE 21 DEGREES (F) DEW POINT 14 DEGREES F, WINDS 150 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, AND ALTIMETER 29.91 INCHES OF MERCURY.

## 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 CHI01FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA100), Mar 10, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N55893), Erhard, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's encounter with known adverse weather conditions, the low ceiling, the pilot disregarding the…

## Other reports on N55893 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871101071479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101071479I), Nov 1, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N55893), Stevensville, MD, Minor damage. The wing hit a parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. The pilot was unaware of the collision and tookoff.

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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