Holmes XTC2 N3885D
4 May 1983 · River Falls, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1983 at about 14:40 local time, a Holmes XTC2 registered N3885D was involved in an accident near River Falls, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- River Falls, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thief River Falls (TVF)
- Coordinates
- 48.1105, -96.1703
- Aircraft
- Holmes XTC2
- Registration
- N3885D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA197
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT PULLED UP STEEPLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND STALLED. THE ACFT CRASHED BACK ON THE RWY. THE PILOT SAID HE REDUCED POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT STALLED. HE ALSO SAID IF HE HAD NOT REDUCED POWER THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1983 | Cessna 172 | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Cessna 206A | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-12 | Blackduck, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1983 | Grumman G-164A | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |