# NTSB MKC74FER26: Piper PA-28, N1549J, Rochester, MN, December 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1973
- Place: Rochester, MN · ROCHESTER, MN
- Location: 44.0216° N, 92.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0216&lon=-92.4699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FER26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3876  73/12/16   ROCHESTER,MINN      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1507                    N1549J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- CLR LND BEHIND 707 ACFT CAUTIONED WAKE TURB.PART 1 AIM CVRS WAKE TURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1549J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549J-1974-03-01), registration cancelled 1974-03-01, S/N 28-23953, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rochester Mun

## 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 19731216041989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731216041989A), Dec 16, 1973: Piper PA28140, Rochester, MN, Destroyed. Clr lnd behind 707 acft cautioned wake turb. Part 1 aim cvrs wake turb.

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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