MKC70F0306

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Park Rapids, MN · November 27, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1969
Place
Park Rapids, MN · PARK RAPIDS, MN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9053JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
150827

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4443  69/11/27   PARK RAPIDS,MINN    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 600
        TIME - 1230                    N9053J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK RAPIDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            PARK RAPIDS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNPLOWED RNWY.PLOWED RNWY AVAILABLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9053J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Park Rapids

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.

Other investigations on N9053J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.