- Date
- September 16, 1985, 22:05 local (Sep 17, 1985, 03:05 UTC)
- Place
- Cloquet, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8139PGulfstream 500-S
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850916045449A
- Case key
- 12868
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Undershoot
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Minimum descent altitude - belowCause
Ifr procedure - improperCause
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Overconfidence in personal abilityCause
Light condition - dark nightFactor
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The pilot expected the weather to be below minimums but flew the approach anyway. He did not have a second pilot on board per company rules. The aircraft collided with trees about 3 miles from the approach end of runway 17.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8139P
- Reported as
- Gulfstream 500-S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3265
- Airframe hours
- 4,317
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-E1B5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Potlatch Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 5, 1985 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- BRD · Brainerd, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 12,750 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLH, 14 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.