# NTSB DEN82FTG01: Pietsch GJ, N180WP, Minot, ND, September 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1981
- Place: Minot, ND · MINOT, ND
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3141  81/9/15    MINOT,ND            PIETSCH GJ          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 5500
        TIME - 1800                    N180WP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINOT,ND                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LEADING EDGE OF L WING & 4 INBOARD RIBS COMPRESSED UPWARD.CONVERTED TAYLORCRAFT GJ ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N180WP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180WP), registered now, S/N XT-1, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIETSCH GJ
- Registry model: [Pietsch Warren TAYLORCRAFT GJ](https://openairdocs.org/model/pietsch-warren-taylorcraft-gj) (registry code 05613J9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Airstrip

## 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 19810915085679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810915085679A), Sep 15, 1981: Amtr TCRAFTGJ, Minot, ND, Substantial damage. Overstressed modified wing in acrobatic flight. Collapsed leading edge of left wing. Not stressed for acrobatics.

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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