- Date
- July 3, 1976
- Place
- Sauk Centre, MN · SAUK CENTRE, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8405CPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760703020039A
- Case key
- 154592
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2866 76/7/3 SAUK CENTRE,MN PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 441 TIME - 0930 N8405C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAUK CENTRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAUK CENTRE,MN ROCKFORD,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- R MAIN GR FELL INTO A 9 IN DEEP RUT ADJ TO RUN UP APRON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8405C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sauk Centre
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.