MEC&F Expert Engineers : 3 Injured After a 1959 Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pace Plane Crashed In Tyler, MN

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

3 Injured After a 1959 Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pace Plane Crashed In Tyler, MN


Three Hurt In Tyler, MN Plane Crash
 
 
 AUGUST 25, 2015
 
TYLER, MN
 Three people suffered injuries when the single-engine plane they were in crashed Tuesday morning. It happened shortly before 9 a.m. in a corn field north of the Tyler Airport runway.

The pilot, 39-year-old Daniel Ellefson of Tyler, along with two passengers, 65-year-old Clara Wheelis and 77-year-old Daniel Sasser, both of Panama City, FL, were transported to the Tyler Healthcare Center for their injuries. Two of the patients were later air lifted to a Sioux Falls hospital.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are currently assisting in the investigation.

Date:25-AUG-2015
Time:-09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
1959 Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N2805Z
C/n / msn: 22-6798
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location:Tyler Municipal Airport (63Y), Tyler, MN -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted cornfield terrain north of the departure end of runway 32 at Tyler Municipal Airport (63Y), Tyler, Minnesota. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the three occupants onboard received undetermined injuries.
Sources
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179023 http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/three-hurt-in-tyler-mn-plane-crash/?id=184183
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2805Z
 
 

Typical Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacers

 

N-Number: N2805Z

Information Updated 08/19/2015


Aircraft Description
N-Number N2805Z
Serial Number 22-6798 Status Valid
Manufacturer Name PIPER Certificate Issue Date 11/19/2003
Model PA-22-160 Expiration Date 02/28/2016
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single Engine Type Engine Reciprocating
Pending Number Change
Dealer
Date Change Authorized
Mode S Code (base 8 / octal) 50550432
MFR Year 1959 Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A2D11A
Type Registration Individual Fractional Owner No
Registered Owner
Name ELLEFSON DANIEL L
Street 741 S TYLER ST
 
City TYLER State MN
County LINCOLN COUNTY Zip Code 56178-9315
Country US
Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING A/W Date 05/28/1959
Engine Model 0-320 SERIES Classification Standard
  Category Normal
Other Owner Names None