Piper PA-20 N7742K
9 December 1970 · Big Fork, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 1970 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7742K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Big Fork, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Fork, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Fork
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N7742K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Thief River Fal Minn → Intl Falls Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4367
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
3-4 IN CRUSTED SNOW ON RWY OF UNATTENDED ARPT. FLT NOT APPROVED BY IP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Mikado, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Lancaster, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Nogales, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Mullen, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 May 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Hayward, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |