# Accident 20010304002479A: Cessna 170B, South Haven, MN, March 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: South Haven, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2903° N, 94.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2903&lon=-94.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2577D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2577D-2002-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010304002479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1930Z THE PILOT, WITH TWO PASSENGERS, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON SKIS FROM LAKE UNION, WHICH IS APPROX. 4 MILES SW OF SOUTH HAVEN, MN. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THE WINDS WERE 320 AT 10 KTS. THE SNOW CONDITIONS WERE STICKY AND HIS TAKEOFF RUN WAS LONG. HIS TAKE OFF HEADING WAS APPROX. 290 DEGREES. ONCE AIRBORNE HE DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE LAKE. HE ELECTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND LAND BACK ON THE LAKE. THE TURN BROUGHT HIM DOWN WIND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT, THE LEFT WING DIPPED CONTACTING THE SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AROUND THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN WITH A SEVERE SIDE LOAD WHICH TORE THE MAIN GEAR GROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROX. 120 FEET FROM WHERE THE WING TIP FIRST MADE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON MARCH 4, 2001, AT 1330 CST, A CESSNA 170B, N2577D, PILOT BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A FROZEN LAKE NEAR SOUTH HAVEN, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISION  OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTO.

## 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 CHI01LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA098), Mar 4, 2001: Cessna 170B (N2577D), South Haven, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the terrain during the maneuver to avoid the tree line. Factors to the accident were the diminished aircraft handling, the pilot's maneuver to…

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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