# Accident 20240318002389A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Aitkin, MN, March 18, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2024, 16:50 local time
- Place: Aitkin, MN
- Airport: Aitkin Municipal-Steve Kurtz Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5505° N, 93.6741° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5505&lon=-93.6741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788JN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N788JN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240318002389A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34. THE STUDENT PILOT (PIC) WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE BEGINING OF RUNWAY 34. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PIC BEGAN ROTATION AT APPROXIMATELY 70 KIAS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND (LEFT). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MARSH DUE WEST OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY ABEAM THE 1,000’ RUNWAY MARKINGS. THE LAST REPORTED WIND PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF WAS 25011G17KT.

## 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 CEN24LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA138), Mar 18, 2024: Cirrus Design SR20 (N788JN), Aitkin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff in crosswind conditions.

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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