ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41149
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| Date: | Sunday 17 March 1991 |
| Time: | 19:49 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | June I Steiger |
| Registration: | N8290Y |
| MSN: | 30-1428 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 miles SE of Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Thief River Falls, M -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Bozeman, Montana (BZN/KBZN) |
| Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Theif River Falls, Minnesota (THF/ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) March 17, 1991 when crashed 3 miles South East of Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Thief River Falls, Minnesota when on final ILS approach. According to a contemporary press report (see link #6)
"Plane crashes:
The community was stunned on March 18 when they learned of a plane crash near the regional airport in Thief River Falls. On March 17, Maurice Steiger. 62, and his sons Brad, 33, and Bruce, 41, and Dennis Hallstrom, 52, were killed when their twin engine plane crashed while on approach to the airport. Hundreds of people attended their funeral, which was held at Redeemer Lutheran church in Thief River Falls, and mourned their loss".
According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT THE 17:45 CST WEATHER FORECAST WAS 500 FEET BKN, 1000 FEET OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 3-1/2 MILES WITH FOG. HE MADE AN ILS RUNWAY 31 APPROACH, BUT AT 19:28 CST, HE REPORTED A MISSED APPROACH.
HE STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN 'THE LIGHTS' & REQUESTED ANOTHER APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED FOR A 2ND ILS LANDING. WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE OUTER MARKER (FAF), THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH & TO CHANGE TO AN ADVISORY FREQUENCY.
HOWEVER, ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF THE OUTER MARKER, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO LEVEL TERRAIN, WHILE STILL ON A WESTERLY HEADING. MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THIS SEGMENT OF THE APPROACH WAS 2,700 FEET AMSL; THE AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 1,116 FEET. NO PRE-IMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE WAS FOUND. THE 1945 CST WEATHER FORECAST AT THE AIRPORT HAD DETERIORATED TO 200 FEET OVERCAST & 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH FOG.
Probable Cause and Findings :The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE OF THE PILOT, WHILE INTERCEPTING THE ILS LOCALIZER, BY NOT MAINTAINING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THAT SEGMENT OF THE APPROACH
Registration N8290Y cancelled by the FAA on May 18, 1994 - three years later, due to "The Triennial Aircraft Registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office". In other words, the registration lapsed and was not renewed.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI91FA108 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001212X16563&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8290Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mn/N8290Y/
4. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/8/N8290Y.shtm
5. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sandberg&id=I24031
6. https://archive.org/stream/Northern_Watch_Thief_River_Falls_MN_-_1992-01_-_1992-12/Northern_Watch_Thief_River_Falls_MN_-_1992-01_-_1992-12_djvu.txt
7. http://aviation-accidents.axlegeeks.com/l/5278/Thief-River-Fls-MN-on-Mar-17-1991
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2017 18:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2017 18:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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