# NTSB MKC75DER06: Piper PA-25, N8600L, Moorhead, MN, July 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1974
- Place: Moorhead, MN · MOORHEAD, MN
- Location: 46.8647° N, 96.7446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorhead, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8647&lon=-96.7446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3631  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8600L-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 25-5023, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Martins Airstrip

## 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 19740727038079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727038079A), Jul 27, 1974: Piper PA25235, Moorhead, MN, Substantial damage. Stalled acft drg r turn to final.

## Other investigations on N8600L (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 WPR09CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA315), Jun 27, 2009: Piper PA-25-235 (N8600L), Preston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
- [NTSB SEA07CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA241), Aug 25, 2007: Piper PA-25-235 (N8600L), Soda Springs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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