Accident: Cessna 550
Nov 30, 2018 · Fargo, ND
NTSB numberCEN19LA039Event id20181130X80724
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 9
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to lower the flaps during the approach and maintain sufficient airspeed while flying in instrument meteorological and icing conditions and the accumulation of ice on the wings’ leading edges, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of proper qualification to operate the airplane under a single-pilot exemption due to his lack of total turbine time, which led to task saturation and his failure to properly configure the flaps for landing.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 550
- Registration
- N941JM
- Year built
- 1980
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach Aerodynamic stall/spin
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Nearest airports
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- Hector International Airport (FAR)0 nm (0 km) north
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