- Date
- March 18, 1975
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N650RCessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750318026299A
- Case key
- 148069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2916 75/3/18 MINNEAPOLIS,MN CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 5540 TIME - 1920 N650R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINNEAPOLIS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FARGO,ND ROCHESTER,MN MINNEAPOLIS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: ALTIMETERS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN SPECIAL VFR REMARKS- VIS RESTRICTION ON FINAL-STRK TREES SHORT OF RWY.CONSIDERABLE LAG IN ALT DUE FRICTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N650R
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minneapolis Intl
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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.