# Accident 20050704034059A: Piper PA46310P, Grand Rapids, MN, July 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2005, 18:50 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Grand Rapids-Itasca County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2111° N, 93.5097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2111&lon=-93.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4386G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4386G-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 59 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704034059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 34 AND REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. WITNESS REPORTED THERE WAS A BACKFIRE AND LOSS OF ENGINE NOISE. WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN RIGHT THEN CHANGED TO TURN LEFT. WING TIP WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN THEN AIRCRAFT LEVELED. RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT BELLIED IN APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS FROM END OF RUNWAY IN A GRASSY AREA. WITNESS SAID AFTER ENGINE BACKFIRED, TO IMPACT, WAS ONLY A FEW SECONDS. AN OBSERVED POWER FAILURE BY AN UNKNOWN CAUSE OR REASON, COUPLED WITH LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 CHI05FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA162), Jul 4, 2005: Piper PA-46-310P (N4386G), Grand Rapids, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An observed loss of engine power due to the bound/jammed turbocharger wastegate during takeoff, the pilot not maintaining airplane control, and the stall he inadvertently encountered. A factor was…

## Other reports on N4386G (1)

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

- [Accident 20030706015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030706015859A), Jul 6, 2003: Piper PA46310P (N4386G), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On take off, pilot jensen noticed that the aircraft was not developing enough power and he elected to abort the take off. The left main tire blew and the…

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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