# NTSB MKC70DDM02: Piper PA-28, N5610U, St.Cloud, MN, January 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1970
- Place: St.Cloud, MN · ST.CLOUD, MN
- Location: 45.5608° N, 94.1625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Cloud, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-94.1625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DDM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0266   70/1/7    ST.CLOUD,MINN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N5610U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.CLOUD,MINN               LOCAL
        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: OTHER
        REMARKS- L WG CAUGHT HIGH SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5610U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5610U), registered now, S/N 28-26540, built 1969 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitney

## Other investigations on N5610U (1)

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 CEN23LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA089), Jan 20, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N5610U), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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