- Date
- February 7, 1979
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2359DPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790207002499A
- Case key
- 137655
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0085 79/2/7 EDEN PRAIRIE,MN PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 31, 144 TIME - 1700 N2359D PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2359D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Cloud
N2359DRegistered now · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 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.