# NTSB MKC77FER57: Piper PA-28, N5634U, Mazeppa, MN, July 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Mazeppa, MN · MAZEPPA, MN
- Location: 44.2737° N, 92.5402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mazeppa, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2737&lon=-92.5402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FER57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER57

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5634U-1980-11-12), registration cancelled 1980-11-12, S/N 28-26431 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770704023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704023179A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA28140, Mazeppa, MN, Substantial damage. Wind was gusting to 09 knots. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift into cornfield on takeoff.

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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