What happened
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(-23) Witnesses stated aircraft spiraled into the ground. (.19) on November 10, 2001, about 1622 central standard time, a vermeys t-bird ii, N3KV, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain during an uncontrolled descent near Sherburn, Minnesota. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near Sherburn, Minnesota, at time unknown. The martin county sheriff's report stated: [the pilot] had to be extracted from the aircraft. Witnesses that were hunting in the area advised they saw the aircraft go down. It had started to fall from approximately 500 feet. I was advised the engine had stalled and that the aircraft had begun to spiral before hitting the ground. The first witness on the scene advised that the engine had been running whenhe arrived. The parachute on the aircraft had been deployed. It appears that the aircraft had hit the ground nose first. The front tire was bent at its supports. Some of the frame from the front was embedded in the ground. Th e the rest of the aircraft had landed approximately 10 feet behind where the part of the frame had been imbedded in the ground. At 1615, the jackson municipal airport, near jackson, Minnesota, weather was: wind 360 degrees at 7 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 11 degrees c; dew point -3 degrees c; altimeter 30.24 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT SPIRALED INTO THE GROUND. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2001, ABOUT 1622 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A VERMEYS T-BIRD II, N3KV, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT NEAR SHERBURN, MINNESOTA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR SHERBURN, MINNESOTA, AT TIME UNKNOWN. THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S REPORT STATED: [THE PILOT] HAD TO BE EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES THAT WERE HUNTING IN THE AREA ADVISED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT GO DOWN. IT HAD STARTED TO FALL FROM APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. I WAS ADVISED THE ENGINE HAD STALLED AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEGUN TO SPIRAL BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. THE FIRST WITNESS ON THE SCENE ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING WHENHE ARRIVED. THE PARACHUTE ON THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD HIT THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. THE FRONT TIRE WAS BENT AT ITS SUPPORTS. SOME OF THE FRAME FROM THE FRONT WAS EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND. TH E THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET BEHIND WHERE THE PART OF THE FRAME HAD BEEN IMBEDDED IN THE GROUND. AT 1615, THE JACKSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR JACKSON, MINNESOTA, WEATHER WAS: WIND 360 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; TEMPERATURE 11 DEGREES C; DEW POINT -3 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 30.24 INCHES OF MERCURY.
NTSB investigation
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