Cessna accident near Crookston, MN
On December 2, 2006, a Cessna (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crookston, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 2, 2006
- Place
- Crookston, MN
- Aircraft
- Cessna · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.829°N, 96.637°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061208X01764
Official records · CHI07FA032
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Weather Briefing: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 1, 2006, about 1830 central standard time, a Cessna 172L, N9850G, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Crookston, Minnesota. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field (CKN), about 1815. A witness reported seeing two people removing the accident airplane from a hangar at 1800. He stated that he saw the accident airplane outside of the hangar and that the two people were pushing another airplane back into the hangar. He reported that he did not see the people board the airplane, nor did he see the airplane take off. At 1850, an emergency locator transmitter signal was detected by the Air Force Rescue and Coordination Center. The Civil Air Patrol, local authorities, and the CKN airport manager were contacted regarding the ELT signal. A ground search was begun and the airplane was located about 0300 on December 2, 2006. The aircraft was located in a harvested farm field about 1 mile southwest of CKN. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a single engine land rating issued on July 1, 2006. The pilot also held a third class medical certificate that was issued on December 23, 2004. No limitations were listed on the medical certificate. Examination of the pilot's flight logbook revealed that he had accumulated 102.5 total hours of flight experience including 30.3 hours in Cessna 172 airplanes, 19.7 hours in the previous 90 days and 5.0 hou
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to his spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control. Factors were the snow, the low ceiling, and the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience.
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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.
