- Date
- July 5, 1985, 18:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Crookston, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9891LGrumman TR2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850705029959A
- Case key
- 13132
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Analysis
The acft nosed over in a fld during a forced landing following a total loss of pwr. The plt reported the fuel consumption during the flt seemed higher than usual. He then began looking for Crookston municipal arpt to land. Aprx 3 miles se of the arpt the pwr loss occurred. During the landing the acft was stalled about 10 ft AGL. The nose gear collapsed as the acft contacted the ground and the acft nosed over. The fuel supply was found to have been exhausted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9891L
- Reported as
- Grumman TR2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0491
- Airframe hours
- 1,672
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Allen P. Baxter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 13, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- ANE · Anoka, MN
- Destination
- D37 · Warren, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 12 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GFK, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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