# NTSB CHI81FER51: Boeing A75N1, N108P, Cottage Grove, MN, July 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1981
- Place: Cottage Grove, MN · COTTAGE GROVE, MN
- Location: 44.8277° N, 92.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8277&lon=-92.9438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1671   81/7/9    COTTAGE GROVE,MN    BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N108P               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 9400 TOTAL HOURS, 258
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAUL,MN                  COTTAGE GROVE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT WTR WHILE TURNING OVR RVR TO KEEP DUCKS IN SIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N108P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810709039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709039639A), Jul 9, 1981: Boeing A75N1, Cottage Grove, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into water during low flight when pilot's attention was diverted.

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.

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