- Date
- January 25, 1980
- Place
- Battle Lake, MN · BATTLE LAKE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15968Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800125001219A
- Case key
- 131390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1093 80/1/25 BATTLE LAKE,MN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 980 TIME - 1925 N15968 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BATTLE LAKE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DULUTH,MN FERGUS FALLS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT PWR LNS NR PLT'S HOME AT NGT.ENROUTE TO INFORM WIFE OF RTRN.WEARING PHOTO GREY TRI-FOCAL LENSE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15968
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Battle Lake Muni
N15968Registered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.