# NTSB MKC67D0159: Piper PA-28, N6675W, Fairmont, MN, August 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1966
- Place: Fairmont, MN · FAIRMONT, MN
- Location: 43.6448° N, 94.4640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6448&lon=-94.4640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3342  66/8/11    FAIRMONT MINN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N6675W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LANDED ON FIELD OF 8-INCH HIGH ALFALFA.FAILED TO CLEAR ADJACENT CORN CROP ON SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6675W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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