# NTSB CHI82DER05: Piper PA-28, N9714W, New York Mills, MN, October 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1981
- Place: New York Mills, MN · NEW YORK MILLS, MN
- Location: 46.5196° N, 95.3728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York Mills, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5196&lon=-95.3728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DER05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DER05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2795  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9714W-2007-05-08), registration cancelled 2007-05-08, S/N 28-23190, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: New York Mills Mu

## Other investigations on N9714W (3)

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 CHI06FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA275), Aug 24, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N9714W), Kulm, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB CHI02LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA299), Sep 30, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N9714W), Moorhead, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate fuel management by the certified flight instructor.
- [NTSB CHI01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA143), Feb 18, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N9714W), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Altitude/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.

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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