# NTSB MKC78FER12: Piper PA-30, N8739Y, Ely, MN, November 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1977
- Place: Ely, MN · ELY, MN
- Location: 47.9051° N, 91.8530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9051&lon=-91.8530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FER12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4014  77/11/25   ELY,MN              PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4450
        TIME - 0730                    N8739Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 207 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELY,MN                      MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8739Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8739Y-2014-02-10), registration cancelled 2014-02-10, S/N 30-1893, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ely Municipal

## 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 19771125042739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771125042739A), Nov 25, 1977: Piper PA30, Ely, MN, Destroyed

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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