- Date
- June 13, 1978
- Place
- Albert Lea, MN · ALBERT LEA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40891Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780613032829A
- Case key
- 140290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2778 78/6/13 ALBERT LEA,MN PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 250 TIME - 1930 N40891 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBERT LEA,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.156%
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40891
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N40891Registration cancelled Feb 17, 2011 · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.