45.3158° N, 94.4120° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 20, 2006 · 16:50 local
Place
Watkins, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Pwrcht Lsapegasus
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot had only 7 hours of instruction prior to the incident. Pilot had been advised to only solo for an additional 25 hours before giving rides. Pilot has no certificate and has lost his 15,000 dollar investment and suffered severe leg injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HAD ONLY 7 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. PILOT HAD BEEN ADVISED TO ONLY SOLO FOR AN ADDITIONAL 25 HOURS BEFORE GIVING RIDES. PILOT HAS NO CERTIFICATE AND HAS LOST HIS 15,000 DOLLAR INVESTMENT AND SUFFERED SEVERE LEG INJURIES.