# NTSB MKC80DER01: Piper PA-32, N36815, Aitkin, MN, October 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1979
- Place: Aitkin, MN · AITKIN, MN
- Location: 46.5266° N, 93.7050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aitkin, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5266&lon=-93.7050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2729  79/10/13   AITKIN,MN           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 488
        TIME - 1315                    N36815              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AITKIN MUN.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PAUL,MN                  AITKIN,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36815](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36815-2012-11-08), registration cancelled 2012-11-08, S/N 32R-7887086, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aitkin Mun.

## 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 19791013029359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013029359A), Oct 13, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T, Aitkin, MN, Substantial damage. Veered to left during landing on wet grass runway. Aircraft skidded sideways, collapsed nose and main gear.

## Other investigations on N36815 (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 SEA88FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA078), Apr 16, 1988: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N36815), Port Angeles, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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