# Accident 20150727011829A: Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS, Holland, MN, July 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2015, 20:45 local time
- Place: Holland, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0717° N, 96.1906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0717&lon=-96.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3FC-2016-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS (registry code 05619A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/christensen-steve-wheeler-express) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTENSEN STEVE WHEELER EXPRESS
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total, 488 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150727011829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN A FIELD NEAR HOLLAND, MN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.  PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE 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 CEN15FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA321), Jul 28, 2015: Christensen Steve Wheeler Express (N3FC), Holland, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a high-pitch, steep right turn, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic…

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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