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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Grand Meadow, MN · February 8, 2008

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Date
February 8, 2008 · 13:11 local
Place
Grand Meadow, MN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3537V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08LA080
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
21,086 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N3537VRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Cessna 140S/N 14809 · Built 1948Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Based on witness statements, aircraft departed rnh shortly after 1200 (noon) Friday, February 8, 2008. Wreckage was discovered at aprpoximately 0800 Saturday, February 9, 2008 in a field approximately 17.5 miles west of austin MN. Aircraft hit the ground and slid approximately 300 feet on a ssw heading. A clock on board was stopped at 01:11, which would be consistent with flying time from rnh to crash site. A radar target was also tracked by rst to a point near the crash site and disappeared at 1309. Weather at the estimated time of the accident was 1.5 mile visibility and 400 foot ceilings at aum and 2.5 miles visibility and 600 foot ceiling at rst. The pilot was an experienced ATP, but the aircraft was equipped for VFR flight only. No mechanical failures were discovered during the investigation. Pilot sustained fatal injuries. We are unable to determine the hours in make and model or the total hours for the last 90 days. The pilot was, at the time of the accident, employed as a pilot for a CFR 121 air carrier.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BASED ON WITNESS STATEMENTS, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RNH SHORTLY AFTER 1200 (NOON) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008. WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT APRPOXIMATELY 0800 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008 IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 17.5 MILES WEST OF AUSTIN MN. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ON A SSW HEADING. A CLOCK ON BOARD WAS STOPPED AT 01:11, WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH FLYING TIME FROM RNH TO CRASH SITE. A RADAR TARGET WAS ALSO TRACKED BY RST TO A POINT NEAR THE CRASH SITE AND DISAPPEARED AT 1309. WEATHER AT THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 1.5 MILE VISIBILITY AND 400 FOOT CEILINGS AT AUM AND 2.5 MILES VISIBILITY AND 600 FOOT CEILING AT RST. THE PILOT WAS AN EXPERIENCED ATP, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED FOR VFR FLIGHT ONLY. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION. PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL OR THE TOTAL HOURS FOR THE LAST 90 DAYS. THE PILOT WAS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, EMPLOYED AS A PILOT FOR A CFR 121 AIR CARRIER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08LA080Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Meadow, MNThe pilot's continued visual flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.Feb 8, 2008 · Substantial damage