# NTSB MKC77DER55: Piper PA-28, N9703W, Minnesota Lake, MN, July 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Minnesota Lake, MN · MINNESOTA LAKE, MN
- Location: 43.8420° N, 93.8290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minnesota Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8420&lon=-93.8290&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DER55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2329   77/7/4    MINNESOTA LAKE,MN   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N9703W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BED FLYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UTICA,NE                    MINNESOTA LAKE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TREES NEAR APPROACH END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9703W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9703W-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 28-23177, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Bed Flyers

## 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 19770704027429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704027429A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA28140, Minnesota Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Trees near approach end of runway

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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