- Date
- May 30, 1987, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sawyer, ND
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1677VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870530017099A
- Case key
- 17235
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial plt and his wife were on a cross country flt and were landing for refueling. On final, the acft began an uncommanded left turn as landing flaps were selected. The plt was unable to correct the turn and struck trees short of the private airstrip. The acft had completed about 90 degrees of left turn from rwy heading. A post accident inspection revealed no evidence of any mechanical failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1677V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13849
- Airframe hours
- 1,756
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert L. Erickson
- Registered owner
- Robert L Erickson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1986
- Departed
- 16D · Perham, MN
- Destination
- MOT · Minot, ND
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 150 in this make and model · 68 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOT, 10 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 N1677V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.