# Accident 19940701017339A: Airpts A9B, Minot, ND, July 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TSKG
- Location: 48.2304° N, 101.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2304&lon=-101.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2851F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2851F-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940701017339A

## Narrative

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

SWATH RUN ADJACENT TO HILL. FLEW THRU WHIRLWIND. BOOM STRUCK WHEAT. SWING AROUND STOPPING IN 300FT.

## 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 CHI94LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA218), Jul 1, 1994: Callair A9B (N2851F), Minot, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wheat field. A factor was the turbulence.

## Other reports on N2851F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760625021579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760625021579A), Jun 25, 1976: Airpts A9B (N2851F), Minot, ND, Destroyed. Stall recovery complicated by close proximity to pwr lines and trees.

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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