Grimm SEA HAWKER N188AK
13 July 1999 · Princeton, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1999 at about 17:03 local time, a Grimm SEA HAWKER registered N188AK was involved in an accident near Princeton, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Princeton, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.5705, -93.5892
- Aircraft
- Grimm SEA HAWKER
- Registration
- N188AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA234
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The erratic aileron control response for undetermined reasons. A factor was the tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was destroyed when it was consumed by fire following an impact with terrain, during an emergency landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot said that after takeoff, at an altitude of about 300 feet above ground level (AGL), and an airspeed of 70 knots, '...the aircraft began to roll around it's longitudinal axis left then right continuously.' The pilot said that, 'the uncontrollable roll left/right started a descent of the aircraft.' The pilot was attempting to return to PNM when he determined that the aircraft was '... too low for landing at PNM and an emergency landing was made....' The pilot said that the left wing of the airplane struck a tree on landing and subsequently burst into flames as he was attempting to exit the aircraft. A postaccident examination revealed no identified anomalies with respect to the airframe or control system. The entire fuselage and the inboard portions of the wings were consumed by fire. The engine was examined and it evidenced fire damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fertile, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 152 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-34-220T | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Austin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1999 | Mooney M20F | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1999 | Bell 206B | Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |