# NTSB MKC73FER09: Piper PA-28, N7406W, Perham, MN, July 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1972
- Place: Perham, MN · PERHAM, MN
- Location: 46.6001° N, 95.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perham, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6001&lon=-95.5781&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 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FER09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2560  72/7/29    PERHAM,MINN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N7406W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERHAM MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERHAM,MINN                 VERGAS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TKOF 100-150FT FM END OF RWY.RAN OFF RWY END,ACROSS HWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7406W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7406W-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 28-1292, built 1963 (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: Perham Muni

## Other investigations on N7406W (2)

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 ATL85FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLT05), Apr 20, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N7406W), Arlington, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66F0264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0264), May 3, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N7406W), Chico, CA, 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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