Cessna 340A N98547
8 April 1980 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 April 1980 at about 19:24 local time, a Cessna 340A registered N98547 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crystal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N98547
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Fargo, Nd
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1084
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DRG NGT TKOF, DRFTD OFF/BACK ON RWY, TKOF AT END. PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1980 | Cessna 340 | Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States | Srooc, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1980 | Cessna 340 | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | Airview Aviatn | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1980 | Cessna 340A | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Jan 1980 | Cessna 340 | Yakima, Washington, United States | Full Lease, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1980 | Cessna 340 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | F.s.services I | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1980 | Cessna 340A | Rome, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |