- Date
- July 4, 1977
- Place
- Mazeppa, MN · MAZEPPA, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5634UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770704023179A
- Case key
- 145818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2468 77/7/4 MAZEPPA,MN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 150 TIME - 2100 N5634U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAZEPPA,MN SOUIX FALLS,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WIND WAS GUSTING TO 09 KNOTS. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT INTO CORNFIELD ON TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5634U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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