# NTSB MKC80FA030: Cessna 340A, N98547, Minneapolis, MN, April 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1980
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1084   80/4/8    MINNEAPOLIS,MN      CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1538
        TIME - 1924                    N98547              PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              FARGO,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
          PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DRG NGT TKOF,DRFTD OFF/BACK ON RWY,TKOF AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98547](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98547-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 340A0027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Registry model: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Crystal

## 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 19800408008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408008919A), Apr 8, 1980: Cessna 340A, Minneapolis, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Allowed airplane to veer off runway on takeoff. Rotated at end of runway. Struck trees. No engine defects noted.

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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