Accident Cessna 170A N1354D, Monday 17 August 1987

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Date:	Monday 17 August 1987
Time:	19:45 LT
Type:	Cessna 170A
Owner/operator:	Richard Mckenney
Registration:	N1354D
MSN:	19930
Year of manufacture:	1951
Total airframe hrs:	2729 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-145
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Monticello, MN - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Blaine, MN (KANE)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DRG THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT. IT THEN SWERVED TO THE LEFT & WENT INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD. DRG THE OCCURRENCE, THE RGT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE RGT WING, RGT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PROP & ENG COWLING WERE DAMAGED. APRX 30 MI SE AT MINNEAPOLIS, MN, THE 1950 CDT WIND WAS FROM 240 DEG AT 7 KTS. HOWEVER,THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS CALM AT MONTICELLO ARPT.

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