# NTSB MKC79FTG06: Piper PA-28, N1696H, Fargo, ND, May 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1979
- Place: Fargo, ND · FARGO, ND
- Location: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-96.7898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0987  79/5/15    FARGO,ND            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N1696H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HECTOR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARGO,ND                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1696H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1696H-2007-11-15), registration cancelled 2007-11-15, S/N 28-7725156 (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: Hector Field

## 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 19790515009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515009449A), May 15, 1979: Piper PA28140, Fargo, ND, Substantial damage. Student pilot aborted takeoff on touch and go,verred off runway,struck runway light.

## Other investigations on N1696H (1)

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 CHI07LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA260), Aug 10, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N1696H), West Bend, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart in adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Contributing to the accident included the pilot's lack of an instrument rating,…

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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