ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368245
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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 1989 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson L-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Confederate Air Force |
| Registration: | N68591 |
| MSN: | 42-98667 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3025 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KFCM) |
| St Paul, MN (KSTP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AT ABOUT 14 KNOTS, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. AN ALTERNATE RUNWAY INTO THE WIND WAS AVALABLE, BUT WAS NOT SELECTED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 1999 | N68591 | Private | 0 | Woodward, OK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 16:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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