- Date
- April 16, 1975
- Place
- Benson, MN · BENSON, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6027ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750416011009A
- Case key
- 148709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1549 75/4/16 BENSON,MN PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 230 TIME - 1745 N6027Z PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENSON,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DOWNWIND SWATH RUN.HIT TOP 1/4 OF TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6027Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6027Z · 2
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