Tuesday, July 28, 2015

3 killed after an experimental Steven Christensen built Wheeler Express was destroyed upon impact with cornfield terrain in Holland, Minnesota





JULY 27, 2015

HOLLAND, MN

Three people died after a small plane went down in a cornfield in southwest Minnesota on Monday night.

Pipestone County sheriff’s officials said the small fixed-wing airplane went down in a corn field south of Holland, Minn. around 8:13 p.m., and first responders located it on a waterway in Grange Township Section 13, about 55 miles northeast of Sioux Falls, S.D. 

The aircraft, an experimental Christensen Steve J- built Wheeler Express, was destroyed upon impact with cornfield terrain.

N3FC is a 2008 fixed wing single engine, 4 seat aircraft manufactured by Christensen Steve, model Wheeler Express. This reciprocating single-engine aircraft uses a reciprocating engine.

The occupants, a pilot and two passengers, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Pipestone County Sheriff’s Office and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.
 



Date:27-JUL-2015
Time:20:13
Type:Wheeler Express
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N3FC
C/n / msn: 1001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Grange Township in Pipestone County near Holland, MN -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
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Destination airport:
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The aircraft, an experimental Christensen built Wheeler Express, was destroyed upon impact with cornfield terrain in Grange Township near Holland, Minnesota. The three occupants onboard the airplane received fatal injuries.
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