- Date
- June 19, 1982, 23:59 local (Jun 20, 1982, 04:59 UTC)
- Place
- Duluth, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N201ECMooney M20J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820619026889A
- Case key
- 70519
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Analysis
Plt wx briefed at 2148 by kenora fss, ontario, Canada. Area & terminal forecasts indicated VFR conds to exist at Duluth. Subsequently, at 2151, Duluth arpt notamed closed, all rwy & approach lites out. The ILS rwy 9 g/s later went out of service, but not notamed since arpt already notamed closed. Plt landed at int'l falls to clear customs. No record of telcon to hibbings fss for wx update. Departed int'l falls & attempted to contact hibbings fss by radio at 2305 but no radio contact established. There were no further radio contacts with fss. 30 mi from Duluth plt unable to receive duluthatis. Ply unaware of deteriorated wx conditions & ILS rwy 9 g/s not operating. Acft crashed 500 ft nw of ILS rwy 9 mm. ATIS was recorded at 1942, tower closed at 2000. ATIS broadcasted continuously throughout night with 1942 inormation & with no update of arpt being closed & reopened, navaids being down & up, or significant wx changes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201EC
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0111
- Airframe hours
- 1,290
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenwood Park Corporation
- Registered owner
- Kenwood Park Corporation
- Departed
- International F, MN
- Destination
- DLH · Duluth, MN
- Airport
- runway 9, 10,154 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,545 total · 901 in this make and model · 1,440 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLH, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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