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Selby Dean KR-2-SS N299DS

15 July 2004 · Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 July 2004 at about 18:30 local time, a Selby Dean KR-2-SS registered N299DS was involved in an accident near Lake Elmo, 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.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
44.9975, -92.8556
Aircraft
Selby Dean KR-2-SS
Registration
N299DS
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lake Elmo → Lake Elmo
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI04CA190

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control. A related factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

An experimental amateur-built airplane, owned and piloted by a private pilot, impacted terrain about 100 yards from the approach end of the landing runway. The pilot reported a wind gust had nearly inverted the airplane causing the left wing tip to hit the ground. Recorded wind observations 9 nautical miles southwest of the airport recorded winds of 7 knots at the time of the accident and no gusts on the day of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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