- Date
- July 27, 1974
- Place
- Moorhead, MN · MOORHEAD, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8600LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740727038079A
- Case key
- 138708
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3631 74/7/27 MOORHEAD,MINN PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 635 TIME - 1100 N8600L PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINS AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOORHEAD,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- STALLED ACFT DRG R TURN TO FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8600L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Martins Airstrip
N8600LRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8600L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR09CA315Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPreston, IDA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.NTSB SEA07CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSoda Springs, IDThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the terrain conditions (soft and rough/uneven) and the tailwind weather conditions.