- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Minot, ND · MINOT, ND
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N41661Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760718022229A
- Case key
- 155178
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2923 76/7/18 MINOT,ND PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 361 TIME - 1215 N41661 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING S RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINOT,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- ACFT WOULDN'T L/O,ABORTED,REAPPLIED PWR & CONT TKOF.1900FT TURF RWY,POOR COND.ARPT CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41661
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying S Ranch
N41661Registration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N41661 · 1
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