Another plane crashes in an Eden Prairie, MN neighborhood.
A twin engine plane crashed two hundred feet behind a house in an Eden Prairie neighborhood in Minnesota. The accident, involving a TEMCO-Riley D-16A Twin Navion (registration N124N), occurred yesterday (October 5, 2009) at 12:30 PM local time. It is unknown why the aircraft crashed, but some witnesses claim to have heard the engine sputtering. The pilot, Robert Fiske, was pulled alive and conscious from the wreckage by witnesses. He suffered some injuries.
According to reports, the pilot departed Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE) and his destination is unknown. The crash occurred near Flying Cloud Airport (FCM).
The twin-Navion is a particularly old plane, with the aircraft in this accident having been built in 1946. Another crash occurred August 12, 2009 in Eden Prairie when a Beech E18S crashed on its first flight after being purchased. You can read more about that accident HERE.
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According to the Twin Navion website, this plane was manufactured in 1995, not 1946.
see http://www.twinnavion.com/d16a/ttn60.htm
Thanks for the info. I did see that website before I published the article, but decided to go with FAA records as well. So, its either 1955 or 1946 (or some other date).
[...] Back in October I reported on a twin-engine Temco D-16-A Twin Navion (N124N) that crashed in Eden Prairie, Minnesota after departing Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE). The accident happened on October 5, 2009 at 12:33 CDT and the sole occupant, Robert Fiske, was pulled out alive from the wreckage. You can see the original post HERE. [...]