- Date
- September 20, 1977
- Place
- Starbuck, MN · STARBUCK, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8671WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770920030819A
- Case key
- 145297
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3159 77/9/20 STARBUCK,MN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2503 TIME - 1815 N8671W PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STARBUCK MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,SD STARBUCK,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8671W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Starbuck Muni
N8671WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.