# Accident 20080809846349A: Mnslnr MS760B, St Paul, MN, August 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2008, 08:53 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9347° N, 93.0603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-93.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69X-2024-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morane-Saulnier MS760B (registry code 5910106, https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms760b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca MARBORE IIC (registry code 60004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-marbore-iic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNSLNR MS760B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,826 total, 918 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809846349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CO-PILOT'S SEAT BELT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WRAPPED AROUND THE CO-PILOT'S CONTROL STICK, A SITUATION THAT WENT UNDETECTED BY THE PILOT ON THIS FLIGHT.  THE SEAT BELT INTERFERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, CAUSING A PREMATURE ROTATION ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE PILOT REJECTED THE TAKEOFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE AND TRACKED INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SIGN AND SOME LIGHTS.  THE CONTACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE, SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT CLASSIFICATION AS AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI08CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA249), Aug 9, 2008: Morane-Saulnier MS-760/B (N69X), St Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Restriction of the elevator controls due to the presence of the seat belt buckled around the co-pilot control stick. An additional cause was the failure of the pilot to verify that the flight…

## Other reports on N69X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870302024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302024329I), Mar 2, 1987: Mnslnr MS760B (N69X), Fairmont, MN, Minor damage. The canopy separated from the aircraft after level off. Canopy release levers had not been reset or safetied.

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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