# Accident 20000702011819A: Cessna 152, Brownton, MN, July 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2000
- Place: Brownton, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7301° N, 94.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7301&lon=-94.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757SL-2000-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000702011819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N757SL DEPARTED MAPLE LAKE, MN SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT OF JULY 1, OR MORNING OF JULY 2. THE PILOT, MR. JACOB R. KLEING, WAS NOT CERTIFICATED; AND THE FLIGHT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY WRIGHT AERO, THE A/C OPERATOR. THE A/C CRASHED IN A FIELD 1.5 MILES ENE OF BROWNTON, MNM. MR. KLEIN WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF A/C AND WAS FATALLY INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.

## 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 CHI00FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA180), Jul 2, 2000: Cessna 152 (N757SL), Brownton, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: In flight collision with the terrain for undetermined reason.

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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