ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36334
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1987 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N57DS |
| MSN: | 35496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4327 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brownton, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ogallala, NE (OGA) |
| Crystal City, MN (MIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ACFT CRASHED IN OPEN FARM FIELD DURING NIGHT DARK CONDITIONS WITNESS HEARD LOUD ROAR OF ENGS THEN A HARD DULL THUD AND THEN SILENCE. ANGLE OF IMPACT WAS NEAR VERTICAL. ENGS WERE BURIED 8FT AND DIST OF WRECKAGE WAS CONFINED TO WITHIN THE DIMENSIONS OF ACFT. PLT GIVEN PIREP ON FLT TO OGALLALA ADVISING OF TURB AND RIME ICE. NO RADIO CONTACT OR WEATHER UPDATE REQUEST ON FLT BACK TO CRYSTAL CITY. THE WX AT THE ACC SITE WAS UNKNOWN EXCEPT FOR A RESIDENT NEAR THE SITE WHO SAID IT WAS COLD BUT NOT RAINING WHEN SHE HEARD THE SOUND OF THE ACFT AND THE THUD OF WHAT SHE BELIEVED WAS THE ACFT CRASHING. THE FSS AT REDWOOD FALLS, MN, ABOUT 36 NM FROM THE ACC SITE, REPORTED AT 0100 CDT OBS 1000 FT SCATTERED, 1500 FT OVERCAST AND 12 MILES VISIBILITY.
PASSENGER FATALITIES INCLUDE RACHEL CLAIRE FRIEDMAN (B. 1982), SHIRLY MARIE FRIEDMAN (B. 1950), AND JOHN LEO FRIEDMAN (B. 1952).
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X32280
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Oct-2009 22:01 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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