# Accident 20191027020479A: Piper PA-22-150, White Bear Town, MN, October 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2019, 11:40 local time
- Place: White Bear Town, MN
- Airport: Benson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1167° N, 92.9961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1167&lon=-92.9961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2621P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2621P-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,957 total, 315 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191027020479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 30 WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CLIMB AFTER LIFT-OFF, MADE A HARD LEFT TURN MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE 150 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS SOUTH OF THE TREE.

## 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 CEN20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA015), Oct 27, 2019: Piper PA22 (N2621P), White Bear Township, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank before departure, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

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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