- Date
- March 13, 1983, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Northome, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8949RAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830313007299A
- Case key
- 12108
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Analysis
The acft collided with a snowbank while landing on the airport at Northome, MN. There was no UNICOM at Northome and NOTAMS advised the runway was closed. The weather was VMC but overcast with freezing rain. The pilot reported he made a precautionary landing because of a build-up of ice on the windshield but had not planned to land at the aiport prior to departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8949R
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21101N2
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Milton M. Kochaniuk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- INL · Int'L Falls, MN
- Destination
- 434 · Crookston, MN
- Airport
- 43Y · Northome, runway 20, 2,200 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 914 total · 57 in this make and model · 819 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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