- Date
- June 4, 1977
- Place
- Alexandria, MN · ALEXANDRIA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8294NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770604021329A
- Case key
- 147333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2815 77/6/4 ALEXANDRIA,MN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N8294N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALEXANDRIA,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- SOD HAY FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8294N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8294NRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 1978 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.