Piper PA-28RT-201 accident near Blaine, Minnesota, November 26, 1984
On November 26, 1984 at about 4:15 am local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201, registered N8336V, was destroyed in an accident near Blaine, Minnesota (Anoka County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 26, 1984 · about 4:15 am local time
- Place
- Blaine, Minnesota · Anoka County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201 PA-28RT-20 · all PA-28RT-201s on the register
- Registration
- N8336V · no longer on the register · serial 28R8118055
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 35 WITH WINDS FROM 130 DEGREES AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 23 KTS. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE 4900 FT RWY WHERE THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED AND A FIRE ERUPTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 146 hours in all; 7 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 71 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,485 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 5, 1984; 95 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Destination: STC St.Cloud MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 4,900 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 130° at 14 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 5,500 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:48 am from MSP, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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