Plane Crash List

Cessna 172-RG II N9538B

7 April 1986 · St Paul, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 7 April 1986 at about 14:25 local time, a Cessna 172-RG II registered N9538B was involved in an accident near St Paul, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:25
Classification
Accident
Location
St Paul, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
St. Paul Downtown (STP)
Coordinates
45.1594, -93.2503
Aircraft
Cessna 172-RG II
Registration
N9538B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Paul → Fergus Falls
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86LA117

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 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

DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER T.O. AND PASSING THRU 4000 FT SMOKE BEGAN TO ENTER THE CABIN. PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED TOWARD ARPT. ENG THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ACFT WAS CLEARED TO LD BUT PLT CONTINUED TO A POINT FOUR MI PAST BASE LEG, ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER BUT STRUCK A HI POWER LINE. PLT ELECTED TO LD GEAR DOWN IN SOFT SOIL AND DURING ROLL OUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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