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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Waubun, MN · July 8, 2004

Date: July 8, 2004 · 02:00 local
Place: Waubun, MN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: OG5S
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N248ND
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA173
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 92 total92 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N248NDRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2007 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842058 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was on a night VFR cross-country from mic to gfk. The aircraft was heard circling overhead a farm in the vicinity of Waubun, MN, followed by the sound of a crash. The aircraft crashed in a field about 1 mile ese of Waubun.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NIGHT VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FROM MIC TO GFK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEARD CIRCLING OVERHEAD A FARM IN THE VICINITY OF WAUBUN, MN, FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF A CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE ESE OF WAUBUN.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI04LA173Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaubun, MNThe pilot's failure to get the proper rest prior to the night cross country flight and the pilot's failure to maintain altitude. Contributing factors to the accident were fatigue as a result of inadequate sleep, conditions conducive to fatigue, and night.Jul 8, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N248ND · 1

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

Accident 20011203037109ADevils Lake, ND(-23) On 12/03/2001 at 1410 CST, a PA-28-161, N248ND owned by the university of north dakota and flown by gregory sckorohod lost directional control during a touch and go landing on runway 31-Devils Lake, ND. The student pilot and sole occupant was on the…Dec 3, 2001 · No damage