Cessna TR182 N737QE

Summary

On 3 February 1984 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N737QE, operated by Larry Strand, was involved in an accident near Tappen, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 February 1984 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tappen, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.8700, -99.6191

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N737QE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Larry Strand

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minneapolis → Dickinson

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN84FA085

1 person died.

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 PRIVATE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT RECEIVED TWO WEATHER BRIEFINGS BEFORE THE FLIGHT. DURING THE LAST BRIEFING AT 1350 MST, HE WAS INFORMED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. AT 1554 MST, THE ACFT DEPARTED CRYSTAL ARPT IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. SEVERAL WITNESSES TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY STATED THAT THEY SAW A FLASHING LIGHT FROM A SMALL AIRPLANE WHICH WAS FLYING LOW & APPEARED TO BE FOLLOWING THE HIGHWAY. THEY REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WHEN THEY FIRST SIGHTED THE ACFT. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER IT WENT OUT OF VIEW, THEY ENCOUNTERED BLINDING SLEET SNOW. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER IT HAD TURNED RIGHT OF COURSE. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A RIGHT WING LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WHILE ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 015 DEG. THE DIRECTION TO THE DESTINATION WAS APRX 270 DEG. THE ACFT WAS FOUND ON 2/6/84.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.