Cessna 340 N5139J
12 July 2015 · South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 2015 at about 12:25 local time, a Cessna 340 registered N5139J, operated by Petrojet Services Group, LLC, was involved in an accident near South St. Paul, 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 12:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- South St. Paul Municipal Airpo (SGS)
- Coordinates
- 44.8572, -93.0328
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- N5139J
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1975
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Petrojet Services Group, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South St. Paul → Bismark
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15CA304
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The airplane's inability to takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. The aborted takeoff resulted in a runway overrun and impact with a fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was departing runway 16 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. After traveling down approximately two-thirds of the 4,002 foot runway, he elected to abort the takeoff after he felt the airplane was not able to climb and continue to accelerate. During the aborted takeoff, the airplane departed the runway surface and entered the grass overrun area which was covered with wet dew from the morning environmental conditions. The pilot attempted to stop the airplane; however, the airplane skidded and impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right main wing spar and fuselage. The examination of the airplane revealed no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Mar 2016 | Cessna 340 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2015 | Christensen Steve WHEELER EXPRESS | Holland, Minnesota, United States | Christensen Steven J | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Eagle EAGLE DW 1 | Hector, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Cessna T210L | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | St. Croix Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Cessna 182Q | Bowstring, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Cessna A185F | Emily, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Flight CTLS | Andover, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |