# NTSB MKC76DER75: Piper PA-28R, N8405C, Sauk Centre, MN, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Sauk Centre, MN · SAUK CENTRE, MN
- Location: 45.7365° N, 94.9527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sauk Centre, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7365&lon=-94.9527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2866   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760703020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703020039A), Jul 3, 1976: Piper PA28R200, Sauk Centre, MN, Substantial damage. R main gr fell into a 9 in deep rut adj to run up apron.

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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