# NTSB MKC74AK042: Piper PA-28, N5290S, Winger, MN, January 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1974
- Place: Winger, MN · WINGER, MN
- Location: 47.5363° N, 95.9860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winger, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5363&lon=-95.9860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0126  74/1/28    WINGER,MINN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 600
        TIME - 0750                    N5290S              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THIEF RVR FALLS,MINN        OWATONNA,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      10
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS IN STEEP NOSE DWN R WING LOW ATTITUDE AT TIME OF CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5290S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5290S-1974-08-20), registration cancelled 1974-08-20, S/N 2826797 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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 19740128002849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740128002849A), Jan 28, 1974: Piper PA28140, Winger, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Acft was in steep nose dwn r wing low attitude at time of crash.

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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