Piper PA-23 accident near Dodge Center, MN
On July 22, 2000, a Piper PA-23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dodge Center, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 22, 2000
- Place
- Dodge Center, MN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.020°N, 92.840°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21371
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 22, 2000, about 1435 central daylight time, a Piper PA-23, N1069P, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during impact with terrain and post accident fire following a maneuver south of Dodge Center Airport, near Dodge Center, Minnesota. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the flight. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from Dodge Center Airport at time unknown. The annual inspection was completed on July 21, 2000. A fuel pump log indicates that on July 22, 2000, the airplane was fueled at 1426 with 88.89 gallons and at 1429 with 5.66 gallons. (See appended fuel pump log and pump legend.) A witness stated that she was at the corner of County Road 10 and County Road I when she saw the airplane flying southbound along County Road I with its gear retracted. She said that the airplane was just above power lines, that the airplane made a turn to the east, and that the airplane was even lower when it made a turn back to the north. She stated that the airplane impacted the ground with its left wing and then impacted the ground with its nose. She said that the airplane spun around and burst into flames when it hit the ground. She stated that the engine was sputtering. At 1440, Dodge County Dispatch received her call reporting the airplane crash. Another witness at the same corner stated that the engine was not loud and that it was sputtering. He estimated the power lines to be 35 feet above the ground and said that the airplane banked into a l
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining airplane control in his turn back in the direction of the airport and the pilot not performing an emergency landing straight ahead. Factors were the water and debris contamination found in the fuel screens and carburetor bowl and the stall the pilot encountered during his turn in the direction of the airport.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
