- Date
- August 6, 1989, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N68591Stinson L-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890806027449A
- Case key
- 34843
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Probable cause
The pilot selected the wrong runway and failed to maintain directional control. The crosswind was a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that while attempting a takeoff with a 90 degree crosswind from the left at about 14 knots, he lost directional control. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and nosed over. An alternate runway into the wind was avalable, but was not selected.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68591
- Reported as
- Stinson L-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 42-98667
- Airframe hours
- 3,025
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Confederate Air Force
- Registered owner
- Confederate Air Force
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1989 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- FCM
- Destination
- STP · St Paul, MN
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud, runway 9, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 433 total · 17 in this make and model · 386 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 14 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCM, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N68591 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.