N2577D

On March 04, 2001, a Cessna 170B (N2577D) was involved in an incident near South Haven, MN. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the terrain during the maneuver to avoid the tree line. Factors to the accident were the diminished aircraft handling, the pilot's maneuver to avoid the tree line, the unsuitable terrain for takeoff selected by the pilot, the snow covered lake, and the tree line.

On March 4, 2001, at 1330 central standard time, a Cessna 170B, N2577D, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with terrain during a takeoff from a frozen lake near South Haven, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and his two passengers reported no injuries. The flight was departing at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of Forest Lake, Minnesota.

According to the pilot's written statement, "Taking off lake on skis.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI01LA098. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2577D.