ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282174
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| Date: | Sunday 28 August 2022 |
| Time: | 17:21 |
| Type: | Sea and Sky Krucker Cygnet |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N505DB |
| MSN: | H2O056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 422 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Emily, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Emily, MN |
| Emily, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 28, 2022, about 1721 central daylight time, a Sea & Sky, Inc., Krucker Cygnet amphibious weight-shift control aircraft, N505DB, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Emily, Minnesota. The flight instructor, and a passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The purpose of the flight was to aerially distribute ashes from a recently deceased individual.
The pilot’s wife stated that her husband initiated the takeoff to the south from the southern-most portion of Minnie Lake. She witnessed the takeoff and noted that the aircraft did not become airborne at the usual location, rather it became airborne when the flight was abeam a dock that was located near the south end and west edge of the lake. Bordering the southern end of the lake were trees, the tallest of which was estimated to be about 70 ft tall. She estimated that the aircraft climbed to 400 ft above the trees when she heard a “bang” sound followed by silence. At 1740, a family member who was expecting to observe the aircraft fly over, reported they had not seen it. The pilot’s wife called 911 at 1802 to report the aircraft overdue. The wreckage was located later that evening.
The aircraft crashed in a densely wooded area located about 1,075 ft southwest from the southern edge of the lake. There was no evidence of a pre or postcrash fire. The wreckage came to rest upright resting on its right side.
The wreckage was recovered for further examination.
Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505db
http://www.ultralightnews.com/trikes/cygnet-krucker.html
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Krucker_Cygnet_amphib_trike.jpg (stock photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating the Aug. 28, crash of a Sea and Sky Inc. Cygnet aircraft near Emily, Minnesota.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 29, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2022 12:10 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-Aug-2022 15:21 | AgOps | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2022 15:51 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2022 22:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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