Cessna 172M accident near ORR, MN
On September 3, 1995, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near ORR, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 3, 1995
- Place
- ORR, MN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 48.059°N, 92.820°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04437
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 3, 1995, at 0930 central daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 172M, N828MB, was destroyed when it impacted the water during landing on Ash Lake, near Orr, Minnesota. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries, and the sole pilot rated passenger reported minor injuries. The personal flight originated in Crane Lake, Minnesota, about 0900, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed. A witness to the accident, a private pilot who was observing the airplane from the north shore of the lake, reported that he observed the airplane "enter the pattern" from the northeast at an altitude of 800 to 1,000 feet above the lake with the engine "running." The airplane flew to the southwest, turned, and flew a final approach toward the northeast. He reported that the airplane appeared "fast" on final and didn't flare prior to impacting the water. Upon impact it "nosed over to the right." He noted that the water was "glassy smooth" at the time of the accident. The pilot rated passenger reported in his written statement that the pilot flew a "steep" final approach. The water was glassy smooth. As the airplane approached the water, the pilot rated passenger looked to the right to "find reference to the tree line." Before he could "look back out the front of the plane", the airplane impacted the water. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The NTSB on-scene investigation began on September 6, 1995, at 0930. The wreckage had been towed to the north shore of Ash Lake. The primary airframe remained intact. The stru
Probable cause
the pilot misjudged the landing flare. Factors associated with the accident were the visual illusion caused by the glassy smooth water condition and the forward center of gravity.
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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.
