# Accident 20071023831269A: Piper PA44180, Browerville, MN, October 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2007, 22:00 local time
- Place: Browerville, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1592° N, 94.6578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1592&lon=-94.6578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327ND-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1H (registry code 42257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071023831269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEAR LITTLE FALLS AND BROWERVILLE, MINNESOTA AND WAS FATAL TO BOTH OCCUPANTS. CIRCUMSTANCES TO BE DETERMINED BY NTSB. ITEM 42, NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 9 ARE MARKED NO BUT WILL BE UPDATED ONCE THE NTSB CONCLUDES ITS INVESTIGATION OR INFORMATION REGARDING THE NINE FAA RESPONSIBILITIES BECOMES APPARENT.

## 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 CHI08FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA027), Oct 24, 2007: Piper PA-44-180 (N327ND), Browerville, MN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with at least one Canada goose, and the resulting damage to the left stabilator that caused the airplane to become uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the night…

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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