# NTSB MKC80DER09: Cessna 340A, N1389G, Grand Rapids, MN, November 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1979
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER09

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791107031649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791107031649A), Nov 7, 1979: Cessna 340A, Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high. Aircraft stalled. Made hard landing. Buckled wings. Ice on aircraft.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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