Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-140 N88FN

2 July 2009 · Hibbing, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 July 2009 at about 14:08 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N88FN, operated by Roy Riser, was involved in an accident near Hibbing, Minnesota, United States. One person was 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 14:08
Classification
Accident
Location
Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (KHIB)
Coordinates
47.3867, -92.8389
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N88FN
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Roy Riser
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hibbing → Jamestown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN09CA422

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot mistakenly using a closed taxiway for takeoff, which resulted in the airplane striking a construction barricade.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted a construction barricade while taking off from a closed taxiway. The taxiway was being prepared to be used as a temporary runway during future scheduled maintenance on the airport's main runway. At the time of the accident, the taxiway was closed while it was being painted with the temporary runway markings. However, the main runway was still in use for normal operations. There was an applicable Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) specifying that the taxiway was closed. The pilot stated that he mistakenly identified the taxiway as the active runway when he saw the temporary runway markings. The right main wing spar was substantially damaged when the main landing gear collapsed after striking the construction barricade.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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