- Date
- July 20, 1969
- Place
- Pipestone, MN · PIPESTONE, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4009MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167401
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3228 69/7/20 PIPESTONE,MINN PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1100 TIME - 1515 N4009M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPESTONE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOMBARD,ILL GAKONA,ALAS PIPESTONE,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LANDED IN OAT FLD. ACFT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR APRXLY 6 MOS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4009M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pipestone
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