# NTSB MKC75DER26: Piper PA-24, N6900P, Faribault, MN, August 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Faribault, MN · FARIBAULT, MN
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3248  74/8/12    FARIBAULT,MINN      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 247
        TIME - 2200                    N6900P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARIBAULT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARIBAULT,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- WHILE TURNING TO TAXI TO RAMP L WING STRUCK RWY LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6900P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6900P), registered now, S/N 24-2034, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (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: Faribault

## Other investigations on N6900P (1)

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 MKC73FER28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER28), Dec 7, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6900P), T.R.Falls, MN, 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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