- Date
- February 23, 1973
- Place
- Thief R Fall, MN · THIEF R FALL, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6084NBeech B23
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730223004709A
- Case key
- 169913
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0385 73/2/23 THIEF R FALL,MINN BEECH B23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 82 TOTAL TIME - 0950 N6084N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIVER FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THIEF R FALL,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- AFTR T/D PLT BEGAN TO RAISE FLAPS,ACFT VEERED SHARPLY L,HIT SNOW BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6084N
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thief River Falls
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.