Rutan EZ N42DR
7 December 1981 · Hackensack, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 December 1981 at about 06:55 local time, a Rutan EZ registered N42DR was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hackensack, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hackensack, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Olsen-Webb Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rutan EZ
- Registration
- N42DR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Crystal, Mn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3488
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
TRACKS ON RWY LED TO 3IN HIGH ICE FORMATION 6-80OFT FM APP END.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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