- Date
- December 6, 1980
- Place
- Ramsey, MN · RAMSEY, MN
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N969MAMitsubishi MU-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801206075019A
- Case key
- 128453
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3798 80/12/6 RAMSEY,MN MITSUBISHI MU-2 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 4949 TIME - 1617 N969MA PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 875 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARGO,ND MINNEAPOLIS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- ICING REPORTED BY ANOTHER PILOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N969MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crystal
FAA reports on this event · 1
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