Cessna 152 accident near Brownton, MN
On July 2, 2000, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brownton, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 2, 2000
- Place
- Brownton, MN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.730°N, 94.351°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21366
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 2, 2000, at approximately 0030 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 152, N757SL, operated by a pre-solo student pilot, was destroyed when it impacted into a soybean field, 1 1/2 miles east-northeast of Brownton, Minnesota. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The unauthorized personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The student pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated at Maple Park, Minnesota. The airplane wreckage was discovered on July 2, 2000, at 0815 cdt, by a nearby resident as he and his family were driving by the location. The witness notified the McLeod County, Minnesota, Sheriff Department at 0852 cdt. The airplane, based at Maple Lake Airport, Maple Lake, Minnesota, was discovered missing on July 2, 2000, at approximately 0955 cdt, by an instructor pilot, employed by Wright Aero, Incorporated, the fixed base operator (FBO) on the airport. The instructor pilot told a McLeod County Sheriff's detective that when he arrived at the FBO, the student pilot's car was in the parking lot, his car keys were on the desk, the security alarm system had been turned off, and the airplane was missing. One of the owners for Wright Aero, Incorporated, said that he found their hangar's door open, and their Baron parked on the ramp with the tractor and tow bar still attached. The owner said that the student pilot would have had to move the Baron out to get the Cessna 152 out of the hangar. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The student pilot did not possess a current stude
Probable cause
In flight collision with the terrain for undetermined reason.
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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.
