Piper PA-30 accident near Duluth, MN
On July 8, 2000, a Piper PA-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Duluth, MN. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 8, 2000
- Place
- Duluth, MN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.841°N, 92.219°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21368
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2000, at 1333 central daylight time, a Piper PA-30, N7213Y, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted into a wooded area, 1.8 miles north-northeast of the Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota. A post-crash fire ensued. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was on file. The pilot and 2 passengers on board the airplane were fatally injured. The cross-country flight originated at Duluth, Minnesota, at 1330, and was en route to the Thunder Bay Airport (YQT), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. At 1213, a weather briefing was given to a caller for N7213Y by the Princeton, Minnesota, Flight Service Station (AFSS) for a flight from DLH to YQT. At 1240, the pilot filed an IFR flight plan from DLH to YQT, with a proposed departure time of 1340. At 1321, the pilot contacted the Duluth Air Traffic Control Tower (DLH ATCT) and requested his IFR clearance to Thunder Bay. The tower told him that N7213Y was cleared to Thunder Bay as filed, climb to 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl), expect 7,000 feet msl 10 minutes after take off, contact departure control on frequency 125.45 megahertz, and to set his transponder code to 6303. At 1323, the pilot called DLH ATCT for taxi clearance. The tower told N7213Y to taxi to runway 09 (10,152 feet by 150 feet, dry concrete), report when he was at the hold line, and advise that he had the Automated Terminal Information System (ATIS) information "papa". T
Probable cause
loss of control in flight for undetermined reason(s).
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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.
