# NTSB MKC77FER07: Piper PA-28R, N7487J, Eden Prairie, MN, November 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1976
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FER07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3671  76/11/23   EDEN PRAIRIE,MN     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 410
        TIME - 1542                    N7487J              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MN             ST PAUL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY ON POST ACCIDENT RUNUP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7487J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487J-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 28R30847 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Cloud

## 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 19761123039459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761123039459A), Nov 23, 1976: Piper PA28R180, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Engine performed satisfactorily on post accident runup.

## Other investigations on N7487J (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC78FER49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER49), May 23, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N7487J), Warroad, MN, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW69F0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0364), Dec 31, 1968: Piper PA-28R (N7487J), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

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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