# Incident 19890228010189I: Cessna 414A, Eleleth, MN, February 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1989, 07:10 local time
- Place: Eleleth, MN
- Airport: Eleleth-Virginia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4694N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,065 total, 37 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890228010189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON LIFTOFF STRUCK SNOWBANK.LEFT WHEEL AND STRUT DEPARTED.  FLEW TO DULUTH. DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO SNOW ON LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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