# NTSB MKC78DER88: Stoppelman PDQ-2, N83836, Winsted, MN, August 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1978
- Place: Winsted, MN · WINSTED, MN
- Location: 44.9582° N, 94.0503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winsted, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9582&lon=-94.0503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3808  78/8/19    WINSTED,MN          STOPPELMAN PDQ-2    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N83836              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINSTED,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83836](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83836-1988-12-09), registration cancelled 1988-12-09, S/N S3083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOPPELMAN PDQ-2
- Registry model: [Stoppelman BREEZY](https://openairdocs.org/model/stoppelman-breezy) (registry code 0565072) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- 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 19780819038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819038949A), Aug 19, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Winsted, MN, Substantial damage. Off airport operation.

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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