# Accident 19940224002889A: Cessna 401A, Minot, ND, February 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1994, 09:49 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: Minot International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2303° N, 101.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2303&lon=-101.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4071Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4071Q-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94GA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94GA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224002889A

## Narrative

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

MISSED TWO APPROACHES, LATER FOUND CRASHED IN SNOW OFF EDGE RUNWAY. BELOW MINIMA AND WHITE OUT. NO WEATHER BRIEFING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94GA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94GA093), Feb 24, 1994: Cessna 401A (N4071Q), Minot, ND, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING A MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WEATHER AND SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

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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