# Accident 20110713014729A: Piper PA-25-235, Minot, ND, July 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2011, 20:50 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2SCG
- Location: 48.2575° N, 101.2778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2575&lon=-101.2778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7709Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7709Z-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,678 total, 501 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110713014729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAKINGOFF FROM A CLOSED GRAVEL ROAD.  ON ROTATION THE UPWIND SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED THE GRASS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED AROUND THE WING SKIDDED THROUGH THE DITCH.  THE MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF.   THE TAIL OF THE EMPENNAGE, ENGINE MOUNTS AND LEFT WING WERE ALL DEFORMED.

## 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 CEN11CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA477), Jul 14, 2011: Piper PA-25-235 (N7709Z), Minot, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inspection of the takeoff area which resulted in a collision with terrain and the subsequent loss of control during takeoff.

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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