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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Hawley, MN · March 29, 2013

Date: March 29, 2013 · 12:30 local
Place: Hawley, MN
Airport: Hawley Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5367B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13FA214
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 65 total64 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N5367BRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15283850 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Aircraft had departed superior WI. Airport (suw) at approximately 09:00 on 03/29/2013 reportedly enroute to moorhead, MN. Airport (jkj). Aircraft had been reported as not arriving at destination at 12:10 on 03/29/2013. A search was initiated and the aircraft wreckage was located by a local pilot and local law enforcement at approximately 15:30 on 03/29/2013 approximately 4.5 miles s. e. of Hawley, MN. Municipal airport (04Y). Aircraft was found destroyed with a debris path of approximately 260 feet heading of 030. Pilot sustained fatal injuries as a result of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SUPERIOR WI. AIRPORT (SUW) AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 ON 03/29/2013 REPORTEDLY ENROUTE TO MOORHEAD, MN. AIRPORT (JKJ). AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REPORTED AS NOT ARRIVING AT DESTINATION AT 12:10 ON 03/29/2013. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY A LOCAL PILOT AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 ON 03/29/2013 APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES S. E. OF HAWLEY, MN. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (04Y). AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND DESTROYED WITH A DEBRIS PATH OF APPROXIMATELY 260 FEET HEADING OF 030. PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 CEN13FA214Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawley, MNThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to conduct a flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control.Mar 29, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5367B · 1

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

Incident 20100918046959ICruise/Level Flight · Hibbing, MNStudent pilot got lost on a solo cross country flight, ran out of fuel, and performed an emergency landing in a field approximately 5 miles east of the Hibbing, MN airport. The aircraft was not damaged.Sep 18, 2010 · No damage