- Date
- June 18, 1981
- Place
- Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21594Piper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810618033889A
- Case key
- 125762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1667 81/6/18 CRYSTAL,MN PIPER PA-32R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0843 N21594 PX- 0 1 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 3755 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL,MN GOD'S LAKE,MANITOBA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- TKOF APRX 645LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT & CG 3.45 INS BHND AFT LMT.FND GEAR & FLAPS FULL DWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21594
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crystal
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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.