# NTSB MKC78FER49: Piper PA-28R, N7487J, Warroad, MN, May 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: Warroad, MN · WARROAD, MN
- Location: 48.9159° N, 95.3263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warroad, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9159&lon=-95.3263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FER49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER49

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2413  78/5/23    WARROAD,MN          PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N7487J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 467 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLSON'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARROAD,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- GRASS STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7487J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487J-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 28R30847 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carlson'S

## 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 19780523026209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523026209A), May 23, 1978: Piper PA28R, Warroad, MN, Destroyed. Grass strip.

## Other investigations on N7487J (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC77FER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER07), Nov 23, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N7487J), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0364), Dec 31, 1968: Piper PA-28R (N7487J), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

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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