- Date
- October 20, 1981
- Place
- New York Mills, MN · NEW YORK MILLS, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9714WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2795 81/10/20 NEW YORK MILLS,MN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 369 TIME - 1400 N9714W PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT NEW YORK MILLS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- SIM ENG FAILURE.HIT PWR LINES CROSSING MEDIAN STRIP ON HWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9714W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New York Mills Mu
N9714WRegistration cancelled May 8, 2007 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N9714W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI06FA275Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKulm, NDThe non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his inadvertent encounter with a thunderstorm and his loss of aircraft control. A factor to the accident was the thunderstorm.NTSB CHI02LA299Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoorhead, MNThe inadequate fuel management by the certified flight instructor.NTSB CHI01LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDetroit Lakes, MNAltitude/clearance not maintained from the transmission wires during a low altitude flight/maneuver performed by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the transmission wires.