- Date
- November 7, 1979
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1389GCessna 340A
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791107031649A
- Case key
- 133583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2725 79/11/7 GRAND RAPIDS,MN CESSNA 340A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1445 N1389G PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC AGE 26, 2394 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ITASCA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.CLOUD,MN GRAND RAPIDS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 32 CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- PLT STATED-DEPTH PERCEPTION DISTORTED DUE TO SNOW ON RWY,ICE ON WNDSHLD & RWY GRADIENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1389G
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Itasca County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.