# Accident 20140308001889A: Olson Kenneth H T ZODIAC 601 HDS, Garrison, MN, March 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Garrison, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2944° N, 93.8269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2944&lon=-93.8269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981HT-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olson Kenneth H T ZODIAC 601 HDS (registry code 05614J3, https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-kenneth-h-t-zodiac-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLSON KENNETH H T ZODIAC 601 HDS
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 109 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308001889A

## Narrative

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

ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHILE DEPARTING FROM A RUNWAY THAT HAD BEEN CLEARED ON MILLE LACS LAKE NEAR GARRISON, MN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT.  THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A SNOWBANK.  AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER ENDING UP INVERTED IN THE SNOW ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY.  PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE LIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST.

## 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 CEN14CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA156), Mar 8, 2014: Olson Kenneth H T Zodiac 601 HDS (N981HT), Garrison, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in the airplane striking a snow bank.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.