Cessna 150G accident near Lamberton, MN
On October 2, 1994, a Cessna 150G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lamberton, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 2, 1994
- Place
- Lamberton, MN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.219°N, 95.260°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02392
Official records · CHI95FA001
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 1, 1994, about 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N3654J, was destroyed while maneuvering near Lamberton, Minnesota. The solo private pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated about 1857 on a farm road near the accident site with a planned destination of St. James, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was filed. According to witnesses, the pilot had been visiting with relatives, celebrating his sister's 25th wedding anniversary. He took off, as he had previously landed, from the gravel road next to his brother-in-law's farm. After takeoff, he made one pass north to south and a second pass west to east just south of the farm house. Witnesses stated the airplane was at an altitude of a few hundred feet. As the pilot pulled up sharply, the nose of the airplane dropped, and the airplane began rotating to the right. They reported the engine noise decreased but the engine continued to run during the descent. The airplane impacted the terrain in a plowed field. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The NTSB on-scene investigation began on October 2, 1994, at 0930. The wreckage was located in a field north of the Ervin Runk farm and east of the Donald Runk farm. A five by three foot crater, six inches deep was located two feet in front of the nose of the airplane. The left wing was separated from the main wreckage and was located 27 feet to the south, oriented perpendicular to the fuselage. The forward fuselage was crushed upward and aft to the aft doo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. A factor in the accident was the pilot's ostentatious display by buzzing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
