Cirrus SR20 N788JN

Summary

On 18 March 2024 at about 22:00 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N788JN was involved in an accident near Aitkin, Minnesota, United States. One person was 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.

Date

18 March 2024 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Aitkin, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Aitkin Muni/Steve Kurtz Fld (AIT)

Coordinates

46.5505, -93.6741

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N788JN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Voyageur Village

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA138

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff in crosswind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during rotation, “all of a sudden the back of the plane kicked to the right and at the same time caused me to takeoff [to] the left.” He attempted to abort the takeoff; however, the airplane impacted marsh terrain adjacent to the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to right wing and main wing spar. He reported that he was aware of crosswind conditions at the time of the takeoff but not too concerned because he had landed and took off in those conditions on previous flights. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.