Cessna 182B accident near Glencoe, Minnesota, May 22, 1994
On May 22, 1994 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182B, registered N7261E, was destroyed in an accident near Glencoe, Minnesota. It was a personal flight 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
collision with a fence post during landing roll after an inadvertent landing at the wrong field.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 22, 1994 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Glencoe, Minnesota · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · all 182Bs on the register
- Registration
- N7261E · no longer on the register · serial 52261
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE 81-YEAR-OLD PILOT WAS FLYING TO THE GLENCOE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO PICK UP PARACHUTISTS. THE GLENCOE AIRPORT HAS A GRASS RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD ONE-HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A FENCE POST AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL. AFTER THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 8,000 hours in all; 7,500 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 8,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 1993; 90 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: FCM St. Paul MN at 4:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 pm from MSP, 32 miles away
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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