# NTSB MKC71AK025: Piper PA-32, N4150R, Shakopee, MN, November 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1970
- Place: Shakopee, MN · SHAKOPEE, MN
- Location: 44.7719° N, 93.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shakopee, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7719&lon=-93.4757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2746   70/11/1 NR.SHAKOPEE,MINN      PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 169
        TIME - 1835                    N4150R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            ST PAUL,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- DEPD FLYING CLOUD ARPT,CRASHED APRX 2MI OUTSIDE CTL ZONE. RCVRY DATE 11/2/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4150R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4150R-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 32-40466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4150R (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 MKC69F0303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0303), Dec 23, 1968: Piper PA-32 (N4150R), Baldwin, WI, substantial damage

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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