# NTSB MKC72FER09: Piper PA-28, N9770J, Ponsford, MN, July 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1971
- Place: Ponsford, MN · PONSFORD, MN
- Location: 46.9700° N, 95.3839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponsford, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9700&lon=-95.3839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FER09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2684  71/7/25    PONSFORD,MINN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 207
        TIME - 1100                    N9770J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKENS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONSFORD,MINN               MINNEAPOLIS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9770J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9770J-2023-07-04), registration cancelled 2023-07-04, S/N 28-3968, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akens

## Other investigations on N9770J (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 CEN23LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA099), Feb 5, 2023: Piper PA-28-160 (N9770J), Eau Claire, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The engine fire that began for undetermined reasons following numerous engine start attempts.

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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