- Date
- December 9, 1970
- Place
- Big Fork, MN · BIG FORK, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7742KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159704
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4367 70/12/9 BIG FORK,MINN PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N7742K PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG FORK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THIEF RIVER FAL MINN INTL FALLS MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER APPROACHING DARKNESS REMARKS- 3-4 IN CRUSTED SNOW ON RWY OF UNATTENDED ARPT. FLT NOT APPROVED BY IP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7742K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Fork
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