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Piper PA-23-250 N63790

3 June 2006 · Faribault, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 June 2006 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N63790 was involved in an accident near Faribault, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Faribault, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Faribault Municipal Airport (FBL)
Coordinates
44.3247, -93.3108
Aircraft
Piper PA-23-250
Registration
N63790
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Marshfield → Faribault
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI06LA146

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

Directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. A contributing factor was the ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the runway during landing and impacted a ditch. The pilot stated that he attempted to correct to the left when the airplane veered hard to the right upon touchdown. Examination of the accident site revealed two sets of skid marks on the runway and two sets of tire marks through the adjacent grass area that preceded the airplane. Both tire skids/marks were similar. None of the tires had flat spotting and all of the tires were in good condition. The airplane came to rest about 57 feet from the left side of the runway, facing about 180 degrees opposite to runway 30. Operation of the brake system showed no anomalies. The steering system linkage was found to be operative to the nose gear trunnion. The nose landing gear and right main landing gear were collapsed. All components of the landing gear system were present and associated breakage was consistent with impact damage. .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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