Cessna 172K accident near Roseglen, ND
On April 11, 2008, a Cessna 172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Roseglen, ND. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 11, 2008
- Place
- Roseglen, ND
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.695°N, 101.760°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080415X00483
NTSB summary
On April 10, 2008, about 0130 central daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N7490G, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain after hitting a television antenna and trees at the pilot's farmstead near Roseglen, North Dakota. The pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed from the Garrison Municipal Airport (D05), Garrison, North Dakota, at an unknown time on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed. A witness reported hearing an airplane departing from D05 about 0106. A person who was sleeping in the doublewide trailer at the farmstead reported hearing a low-flying airplane flying over the farmstead at about 0130, and then he heard a clanking noise. He went outside to investigate but did not hear anything else unusual. The North Dakota Highway Patrol's report indicated that the airplane wreckage was discovered about 1040 on April 10, 2008. The airplane wreckage was located in a hayfield about 500 feet west of the trailer. The report stated that the airplane's right wing had struck a TV antenna that was approximately 40 feet tall that was standing next to the trailer. The airplane's wing struck the antenna about 8 feet from the top of the antenna. The airplane struck several pine trees located about 150 feet west of the trailer. The airplane traveled about another 200 feet where it impacted the ground. The main wreckage was located about 30 feet west of the ground impact. The 27-year-old pilot was a private pilot with a single-engine land rating. He held a third
Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the TV antenna during a low altitude maneuver. Contributing factors were the antenna, the night conditions, and pilot impairment due to alcohol.
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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.
