- Date
- July 7, 1985, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Faribault, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N59BCChamberlain Viking Dragonfly
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850707029479A
- Case key
- 12851
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees and burst into flames during a forced landing. On the plt's second radio contact with Faribault municipal airport UNICOM he declared, 'I have engine failure. I'm going down in a corn field.' Post accident inspection of the wreckage disclosed large quantities of rust and debris in the fuel strainer bowl. The carburetor also contained corrosion and foreign debris in the case.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59BC
- Reported as
- Chamberlain Viking Dragonfly (VIKING DRA)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 017
- Airframe hours
- 125
- Engine
- Volkswagen AS41, 60 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bradley B. Chamberlain
- Departed
- SUS · St. Louis, MO
- Destination
- FCM · Minneapolis, MN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N59BC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.