44.9800° N, 93.2638° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 3, 1978 · 16:08 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N1012T
Reported as
Beech STC80
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot on final behind a large jet, not in sight, encountered wake turbulence. Pilot maintained control.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ON FINAL BEHIND A LARGE JET, NOT IN SIGHT, ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE. PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL.