CHI81FER32

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38 · Blaine, MN · April 8, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1981
Place
Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2359KPiper PA-38
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810408015849A
Case key
126495

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1332   81/4/8    BLAINE,MN           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N2359K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAINE,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STALL WARNING SOUNDED AFTER LIFT-OFF.PLT LWRD NOSE,ACFT STRUCK RWY NOSE FIRST.

Aircraft

Registration
N2359K
Reported as
Piper PA-38
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blaine

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2359K · 2

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