Piper PA24 accident near Hazen, ND
On June 28, 2026, a Piper PA24 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hazen, ND. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 28, 2026
- Place
- Hazen, ND
- Aircraft
- Piper PA24 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.290°N, 101.581°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260628203269
NTSB summary
On June 28, 2026, about 1317 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N6852P, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hazen, North Dakota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, who lived near the Mercer County Regional Airport (HZE), Hazen, North Dakota, he was walking from his barn to his house when he saw the accident airplane taking off from runway 15. He said it looked normal and after takeoff he watched as the pilot retracted the landing gear and he climbed up a couple hundred feet and leveled off. After the airplane crossed over the departure end of runway 15, he watched the landing gear come back down, then saw the airplane bank left and he thought the pilot was trying to return to the runway. He further stated that the airplane was banking left and started descending to the ground. He heard the engine rpm increase as the airplane was descending. The airplane impacted the ground behind a small hill, and he did not see the impact but heard it. Airport security video showed the airplane land and taxi to the self-serve fuel tank. The pilot fueled the airplane, but he did not put the left fuel cap back on or closed the fuel door after the fueling was complete. The pilot then pushed the airplane back about 15 ft, boarded the airplane, and started the engine with no preflight inspection observed on the video. As soon as the engine started, the video showed the left fuel cap falling off the back of the wing. The airplane then started to taxi, and the
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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.
