# Accident 20150327003499A: Piper J4A, Pine River, MN, March 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2015, 18:35 local time
- Place: Pine River, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7181° N, 94.3761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7181&lon=-94.3761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30341, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30341-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150327003499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED PINE RIVER, MN (KPWC) AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

WRECKAGE REVEALED VERY LITTLE GROUND SCARS, INDICATING A LOW FORWARD VELOCITY, HIGH ANGLE, IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT ORIENTATION AND DAMAGE ARE INDICITIVE OF A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE A STALL/SPIN EVENT.

## 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 CEN15FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA181), Mar 28, 2015: Piper J-4A (N30341), Pine River, MN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot' failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.