Piper PA28-140 N55930
5 July 2004 · Rush City, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 2004 at about 03:30 local time, a Piper PA28-140 registered N55930 was involved in an accident near Rush City, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rush City, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rush City Regional (KROS)
- Coordinates
- 45.6981, -92.9531
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-140
- Registration
- N55930
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rush City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CHI04CA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which led to his loss of aircraft control. Factors were the wind gusts, the ditch, and the fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was damaged when it went off the left side of runway 34 and struck a ditch and a fence. The pilot reported that just before touchdown, the airplane was blown left of the runway centerline and he decided to execute a go-around. He said that as he added power, the airplane touched down and was pulled to the left and off of the runway. He stated that he cut the power and went through a ditch and a barbed wire fence before coming to rest. The winds were recorded as: 360 degrees magnetic at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2005 | Piper PA28-151 | Eastman, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2005 | Piper PA28-181 | Ansa village, Morocco | Fluggruppe pro Altenrhein | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Mar 2006 | Piper PA28-180F | Easley, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 2006 | Piper PA28-140 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | Maxair Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2002 | Piper PA28-140 | El Dorado Sprgs, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2002 | Piper PA28-181 | Greensburg, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2004 | Enstrom F-28A | Leroy, Minnesota, United States | P & N Corporation | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2004 | Johnson TITAN TORNADO I | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2004 | Cessna 180J | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Glenwood, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 2004 | Robinson R22 BETA | Winsted, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |