Accident Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander N8139P,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40891
 
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Date:Monday 16 September 1985
Time:22:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander
Owner/operator:Potlatch Corporation
Registration: N8139P
MSN: 3265
Total airframe hrs:4317 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-540-E1B5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Cloquet, MN -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Brainerd, MN (BRD)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT EXPECTED THE WEATHER TO BE BELOW MINIMUMS BUT FLEW THE APPROACH ANYWAY. HE DID NOT HAVE A SECOND PILOT ON BOARD PER COMPANY RULES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37728

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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