# NTSB MKC73AK065: Piper PA-24, N8114P, Granger, MN, May 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Granger, MN · GRANGER, MN
- Location: 43.5022° N, 92.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granger, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5022&lon=-92.1388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1039   73/5/6    GRANGER,MINN        PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 769
        TIME - 0845                    N8114P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINONA,MINN                 SIOUX CITY,IOWA              WORTHINGTON,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 - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- CONT INTO DETERIORATING WEA AND LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8114P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8114P-1973-07-12), registration cancelled 1973-07-12, S/N 24-3366, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730506013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506013559A), May 6, 1973: Piper PA24400, Granger, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Cont into deteriorating wea and lost ctl.

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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