# Accident 20010429007969A: Cessna 172M, Eleleth, MN, April 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Eleleth, MN
- Airport: Eleleth-Virginia Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.4605° N, 92.5410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4605&lon=-92.5410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12891, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12891-2003-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429007969A

## Narrative

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

(-23)LANDING RUNWAY 27 ABORTED LANDING, GUST OF WIND TURNED AIRCRAFT DOWN WIND AIRSPEED BLED OFF AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WOODS INVERTED. (.19)ON APRIL 29, 2001, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N12891, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EVELETH, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EVELETH, MINNESOTA, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. LOCAL WINDS REPORTED AT 0935 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME WERE FROM 200 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS.

## 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 CHI01LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA127), Apr 29, 2001: Cessna 172M (N12891), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions which resulted in the loss of aircraft control. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind condition, the pilot's…

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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