# NTSB CHI88LA052: Piper PA-28-181, N713LS, Mankato, MN, January 14, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 14, 1988, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Location: 44.2228° N, 93.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANKATO RGNL (MKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2228&lon=-93.9193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14036/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA052

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Miscellaneous/other, standing - pre-flight
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - starting procedure - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - airport facility

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N713LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N713LS), registered now, S/N 28-7890400, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7890400
- Airframe hours: 1309
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Curtis R. Fisher
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 3, 1987
- Departed: MKT, MANKATO, MN
- Destination: OWA, OWATONNA, MN
- Airport: MKT, Mankato Muni

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 734 total, 166 in this make and model, 656 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19880114008289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880114008289A), Jan 14, 1988: Piper PA28181, Mankato, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot rotated prop with cockpit unoccupied. Engine started and aircraft crossed taxiway hitting hangar. Brakes off.

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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