MKC71FER62

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 560 · Hibbing, MN · May 19, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1971
Place
Hibbing, MN · HIBBING, MN
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N445TKAero Comdr 560
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161146

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0495  71/5/19    HIBBING,MINN        AERO COMDR 560      CR-  0  2  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1983
        TIME - 1525                    N445TK              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHISHOLM-HIBBING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 INTL FALLS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- ICING CONDS FCSTD.NO DE-ICING EQPT.DID NOT LAND 1ST APCH,CIRCLED,CRASHED NEAR APCH END OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N445TK
Reported as
Aero Comdr 560
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Chisholm-Hibbing

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.