Socata TB-20 Trinidad accident near Cassville, WI
On September 3, 2008, a Socata TB-20 Trinidad (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cassville, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 3, 2008
- Place
- Cassville, WI
- Aircraft
- Socata TB-20 Trinidad · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.781°N, 90.681°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080925X01534
Official records · CHI08LA272
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 3, 2008, at 1553 central daylight time, a Socata TB-20 Trinidad, N597TB, received substantial damage on impact with terrain and post impact fire near Cassville, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries, and the private pilot sustained fatal injuries. There were no ground injuries. The flight originated from Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), Dubuque, Iowa, and was en route to Prairie du Chien Airport (PDC), Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, when it diverted to Cassville Municipal Airport (C74), Cassville, Wisconsin. The fixed base operator's line worker, who refueled the accident airplane, was scheduled to work from 1430-1800 on the day of the accident. He stated that he arrived at work at 1430 and refueled the airplane at 1530. According to fuel records, the airplane was fueled about 1530. The line worker did not see the accident pilots and estimated that the airplane took off about 1/2 hour after it was refueled. Air traffic control transcripts were requested for the accident flight; however, these transcripts stated that N597TB was cleared for takeoff from DBQ at 1353:22 and there were no further radio transmissions by N597TB after acknowledging its takeoff clearance at 1353:28. The left seat pilot stated that he and the right seat pilot preflighted the airplane and planned to pick up a friend at PDC. According to the left seat pilot, the right cabin door opened in flight after an unknown amount of
Probable cause
The left seat pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around and the inadvertent in-flight opening of the cabin door for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of the door opening.
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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.
