# NTSB MKC67F0318: Piper PA-28, N502UM, Fridley, MN, November 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1966
- Place: Fridley, MN · FRIDLEY, MN
- Location: 45.0842° N, 93.2601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fridley, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0842&lon=-93.2601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0318
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0318

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3898  66/11/18   FRIDLEY MINN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N502UM              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT DIVERTED ATTENTION TO RAISE FLAPS DURING TAKEOFF PHASE OF TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N502UM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anoka County

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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