# NTSB CHI81DER23: Piper PA-23, N700KC, Roseau, MN, March 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1981
- Place: Roseau, MN · ROSEAU, MN
- Location: 48.8445° N, 95.7624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseau, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8445&lon=-95.7624&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0446   81/3/6    ROSEAU,MN           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N700KC              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  28, 4560 TOTAL HOURS, 800
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSEAU MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINECREEK,MN                ROSEAU,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SNOWDRIFT ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N700KC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roseau Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810306008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306008709A), Mar 6, 1981: Piper PA23250, Roseau, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit ridge of snow during landing causing substantial damage to aircraft.

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.

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