Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 crash, Sep 16, 1985 (1 killed)
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500 accident on September 16, 1985 near Cloquet-Carlton County, Minnesota, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: September 16, 1985
- Aircraft: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
- Location: Cloquet-Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued an approach in low weather below minimums without the second pilot that company rules required, according to the NTSB findings as summarized by ASN.
A Potlatch Corporation Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander N8139P was on a night flight from Brainerd toward Cloquet, Minnesota, on 16 September 1985 with its sole pilot aboard. The aircraft struck trees about three miles short of the runway 17 threshold during an approach in low weather, and the pilot was killed.