ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144531
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 2012 |
| Time: | 11:12 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3871N |
| MSN: | D-1113 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Continental E-185-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | About five miles(8km) north of Glencoe, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis, MN (KMIC) |
| Craig, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument-rated private pilot was conducting the accident flight under visual flight rules without a flight plan. Witnesses in the area reported hearing the airplane flying from east to west but could not see the airplane due to the low clouds and reduced visibility. Subsequently, the witnesses heard a loud crack and then the impact of the airplane with the ground. Based upon witness statements and reported weather conditions near the accident site, the flight encountered instrument meteorological conditions. The distribution of the wreckage was consistent with an in-flight breakup starting with the separation of the left wing followed by the separation of the empennage. All fracture surfaces were consistent with overload failure. An examination of the remaining systems revealed no anomalies. There was no record of the pilot receiving a preflight weather briefing from a recorded source.
Probable Cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded and an in-flight breakup.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/article/968821/396/Plane-crash-leaves-3-dead-in-McLeod-County
http://kfgo.com/fm-headline-news.php?ID=0000007180
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3871N
https://blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2012/03/what_happened_in_glencoe/
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_3871N.txt
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120322X05609&key=1
http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/small/000/724/724831.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2012 23:12 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Mar-2012 00:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2012 07:06 | Bob Collins | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Mar-2012 08:52 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 13:32 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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