# NTSB MKC76DER53: Piper PA-22, N3521Z, Gaylord, MN, February 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1976
- Place: Gaylord, MN · GAYLORD, MN
- Location: 44.5558° N, 94.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylord, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5558&lon=-94.2132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0538  76/2/28    GAYLORD,MN          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 181
        TIME - 1030                    N3521Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAYLORD,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- PLT ADDED PWR AND HELD FULL UP ELEV DUE SOFT MUD.NOSEWHEEL SANK IN MUD,ACFT FLIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3521Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3521Z-2013-04-16), registration cancelled 2013-04-16, S/N 22-7422, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson Private

## 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 19760228004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228004419A), Feb 28, 1976: Piper PA22, Gaylord, MN, Substantial damage. Plt added pwr and held full up elev due soft mud. Nosewheel sank in mud,acft flipped.

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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