Cessna 152 accident near Warren, Minnesota, January 14, 1986
On January 14, 1986, a Cessna 152, registered N95636, was substantially damaged in an accident near Warren, Minnesota (Warren Muni airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 14, 1986
- Place
- Warren, Minnesota · Warren Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N95636 · no longer on the register · serial 15285947
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY & OBSERVED SOME SNOW ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, COLLIDED WITH A FINGER DRIFT & NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 93 hours in all; 90 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 42 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 467 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 27, 1985; 73 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235N2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GFK Grand Forks ND
- Destination: GFK Grand Forks ND
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 3,205 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 21°F (-6°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:00 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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