# Accident 20140907015929A: Cismowski Dm/Cismowski Km TIERRA II, Montevideo, MN, September 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Montevideo, MN
- Airport: Montevideo-Chippewa County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9692° N, 95.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9692&lon=-95.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622MC-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cismowski Dm/Cismowski KM TIERRA II (registry code 05676R6, https://openairdocs.org/model/cismowski-dm-cismowski-km-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CISMOWSKI DM/CISMOWSKI KM TIERRA II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA485) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140907015929A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESS REPORT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT MVE, LEVELED OFF AT 200-300 FEET AGL AND THEN STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN.  THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT STRAIGHT UP ALMOST LIKE BEING CAUGHT BY A GUST OF WIND.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET WEST, SOUTH WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 14.  THE HEADING AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 320 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED BY A PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER.  BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN14LA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA485), Sep 7, 2014: Cismowski Tierra II (N622MC), Montevideo, MN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impaired judgment due to the use of marijuana, which led to his improper decision to fly the airplane over its maximum gross weight and his subsequent loss of airplane control during…

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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