# NTSB MKC66D0379: Piper PA-28, N6274W, So St Paul, MN, January 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1966
- Place: So St Paul, MN · SO ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0379
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0379

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0574   66/1/7    SO ST PAUL MINN     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1320                    N6274W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6274W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6274W-1990-10-03), registration cancelled 1990-10-03, S/N 2820323 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fleming

## Other investigations on N6274W (2)

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 LAX89FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA276), Aug 6, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N6274W), Toms Place, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ENTERING A HIGH ELEVATION BASIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WHICH REDUCED THE…
- [NTSB DIA69F0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0090), Oct 13, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N6274W), Linthicum, MD, destroyed

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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