- Date
- July 10, 1980
- Place
- Albert Lea, MN · ALBERT LEA, MN
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7021CPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800710025469A
- Case key
- 129115
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2226 80/7/10 ALBERT LEA,MN PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N7021C PX- 0 0 7 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 5694 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 305 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT LEA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBERT LEA,MN ELY,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- L NOSE COMPRT DOOR CAME OPEN.LATCHING HANDLE & RETAINING ROLL PIN SEPD,NOT FND.AD 79-23-01 CW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7021C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albert Lea Muni
N7021CRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2013 · Piper PA-34-200TAirframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.