# NTSB CHI81FA102: Piper PA-28, N9311K, Laporte, MN, September 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1981
- Place: Laporte, MN · LAPORTE, MN
- Location: 47.2147° N, 94.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laporte, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2147&lon=-94.7574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1906  81/9/14    LAPORTE,MN          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1767
        TIME - 1830                    N9311K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAIN,MN                    LAPORTE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- DRNG TKOF FM COUNTY ROAD SPECTATOR WALKED INTO PATH OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9311K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9311K-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 28-7615195, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810914060149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914060149A), Sep 14, 1981: Piper PA28151, Laporte, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wing hit law officer standing on road edge supervising roadway takeoff. Road landing due to closed airport.

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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