# NTSB MKC79DER37: Piper PA-28, N5725U, Glenwood, MN, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Glenwood, MN · GLENWOOD, MN
- Location: 45.6647° N, 95.3873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6647&lon=-95.3873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2735  79/5/19    GLENWOOD,MN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N5725U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENWOOD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ULM,MN                  ALEXANDRIA,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5725U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5725U-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 28-26531 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glenwood Muni

## 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 19790519026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519026759A), May 19, 1979: Piper PA28140, Glenwood, MN, Substantial damage. Student ran into rain area on cross-country. Made landing on wet sod strip. Ran off end runway.

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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