Cessna 172S accident near Lake Elmo, MN
On August 22, 2003, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lake Elmo, MN. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 22, 2003
- Place
- Lake Elmo, MN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.953°N, 92.883°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030826X01396
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 22, 2003, at 1726 central daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N53033, operated by Wings, Inc., and a Piper PA-28-181, N38416, operated by the Prescott Flying Club, were destroyed when they impacted terrain after a mid-air collision near Lake Elmo, Minnesota. The certified flight instructor (CFI) in the Cessna received fatal injuries, and the student pilot received serious injuries. The private pilot and passenger in the Piper received fatal injuries. The Cessna departed the Downtown St. Paul Airport (STP), St. Paul, Minnesota, about 1719 on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, and was flying east to practice flight maneuvers. The Piper departed the South St. Paul Municipal Airport (SGS), South St. Paul, Minnesota, about 1719 on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, and was en route to Silver Bay, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The Cessna had not filed a flight plan. The Piper had filed a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The student pilot in the Cessna reported that he met the CFI at STP about 1630 for his first instructional flight, although it was the second flight with the CFI. The first flight with the CFI had been an introductory flight. He did a detailed preflight of the airplane before departure. The purpose of the flight was to practice basic flight maneuvers such as straight and level flight, climbs, turns, and descents. He reported that the CFI was flying the airplane during takeoff, and they departed to the east on the north side of interstate highway I-94. He reported that the CFI explained the function of the fli
Probable cause
Both pilots failed to maintain adequate visual lookout and did not maintain clearance from the other aircraft.
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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.
