- Date
- August 31, 1977
- Place
- Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5541JPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770831028389A
- Case key
- 145928
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3007 77/8/31 DULUTH,MN PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1396 TIME - 1230 N5541J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DULUTH INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDLAKE,ONTARIO,CAN DULUTH,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE REMARKS- FLAT TIRE.UNDERSIDE OF WING,BRAKE DISC DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5541J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duluth Intl
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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.
Other investigations on N5541J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI84LA359Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWoodstock, ILThe acft collided with the terrain during a forced landing. The wx was VMC & no flt plan was filed. During the forced landing in a farm field the right main gear was sheared off and the nose gear bent. The left wing was also substantiallydamaged. The engine…NTSB FTW77FPG02Accident · No injuriesClosedMountain Home, AR