# NTSB CHI81FER37: Piper PA-28R, N44767, Detroit Lakes, MN, May 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1981
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN · DETROIT LAKES, MN
- Location: 46.8076° N, 95.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit Lakes, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8076&lon=-95.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1072  81/5/19    DETROIT LAKES,MN    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 985
        TIME - 0914                    N44767              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT LAKES,MN            SIOUX CITY,IO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: GEARS,ACCESSORY DRIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DOWL PIN,PN STD-1065,FAILED.CRNKSHFT BOLT,PN STD-847;DRIVEN GEAR,PN 61155,BCM LOOSE.HIT ROAD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44767](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44767-1989-11-20), registration cancelled 1989-11-20, S/N 28R7535005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit Lakes

## 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 19810519029959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519029959A), May 19, 1981: Piper PA28R200, Detroit Lakes, MN, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Landing on freeway, wing struck highway sign. Bolt sheared on camshaft drive gear.

## Other investigations on N44767 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC86LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA135), Jun 26, 1986: Piper PA-28R-200 (N44767), Mammoth Spring, AR, substantial damage

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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