MKC69A0058

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Detroit Lake, MN · May 8, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 8, 1969
Place
Detroit Lake, MN · DETROIT LAKE, MN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9510WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176334

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1973   69/5/8    DETROIT LAKE,MINN   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1035                    N9510W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT LAKES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED DURING DOWN WIND R TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N9510W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Detroit Lakes

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.