Olson Kenneth H T ZODIAC 601 HDS N981HT
8 March 2014 · Garrison, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 2014 at about 18:00 local time, a Olson Kenneth H T ZODIAC 601 HDS registered N981HT was involved in an accident near Garrison, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garrison, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.2944, -93.8269
- Aircraft
- Olson Kenneth H T ZODIAC 601 HDS
- Registration
- N981HT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Garrison → St Cloud
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in the airplane striking a snow bank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while taking off from a frozen lake, the airplane veered to the left. He stated that at the point of rotation, the left wing struck a snow bank which spun the airplane in a counter-clockwise direction. The airplane's nose wheel then struck the snow bank and the airplane nosed over. He reported no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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