- Date
- September 1, 1978
- Place
- Rugby, ND · RUGBY, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3752MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780901025989A
- Case key
- 140050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2325 78/9/1 RUGBY,ND PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2020 N3752M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 38, 5290 TOTAL HOURS, 10 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUGBY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PAUL,MN RUGBY,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3752M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rugby Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3752M · 1
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