- Date
- August 6, 1977
- Place
- Mankato, MN · MANKATO, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5987Pietenpol-A Scout
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770806027819A
- Case key
- 145822
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2473 77/8/6 MANKATO,MN PIETENPOL-A SCOUT CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 617 TIME - 0930 N5987 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANKATO,MN SPIRIT LAKE,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENGINE MODEL IS A CHEVROLET CORVAIR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5987
- Reported as
- Pietenpol-A Scout
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mankato
N5987Registered now · Pietenpol AIRCAMPERAirframe modelPietenpol AIRCAMPEREngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.