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https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N6021E
- Hitstory of Flight:
On September 4, 2025, at an unknown time, a Beechcraft K35 Bonanza, N6021E, registered to a private individual out of Shoreview, MN, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while on approach to land at Cambridge Municipal Airport (CBG/KCBG), Cambridge, Minnesota. The sole pilot onboard sustained fatal injuries. The personal flight originated from Anoka County–Blaine Airport (ANE/KANE), Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was destined to KCBG.
- Pilot Information:
unknown at this point.
The registered owner, aged 41, holds an airline transport pilot certificate (issued/updated 8/17/2023) with a rating for airplane multi-engine land, and commercial privileges in airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea. He also held a flight instructor certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine, mulit-engine, and instrument airplane, and a remote pilot certificate. His second class FAA medical was issued on March 2025. The pilot held type ratings in the B-737, BE-300, BE-400, and MU-300. (It is unknown if this is the accident pilot)
- Airplane Information:
The airplane, serial number D-5919, was a 5-seat, low-wing, with a distinctive V-tail and manufactured in 1959. It was powered by a single Continental IO-470 engine rated at 260 hp.
- Wreckage and Impact Information:
The initial impact point was an open grass field located about 0.35 mile from the approach end of runway 16 (figure 2). There was a little debris field leading up to the main wreckage, which consisted of the entire airplane. The airplane rotated about 180° from the initial impact point. There was no post crash fire. The entire right wing remained attached to the fuselage and sustained impact damage. A small portion of the left wing remained attached to the fuselage. The reminder of the wing sustained extensive impact damage, and was lodged under the cockpit. The engine sustained impact damage and remained attached to the airframe. The cockpit and passenger cabin sustained extensive impact damage to the left (pilot's) side (figure 3). The sequence appears consistent with a left wing first, nose down impact.
- Airport Information:
Cambridge Municipal Airport is an uncontrolled (non-towered) public airport located about 2 miles southwest of Cambridge, Minnesota. The airport field elevation was 945.4 ft. The airport features a single asphalt runway 16/34 that is 4001 ft long and 75 ft wide. There are two instrument approach procedures. An RNAV (GPS) approach for 16, and one for 34.
- Weather:
(1) Brief:
The reported weather at KCBG, at 1055 included: winds 260 at 5 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, few clouds (FEW) at 4,200ft AGL, a broken layer (BKN) at 26,000ft AGL and 28,000ft AGL, a temperature of 12° C, a dew point of 3° C, and a barometric altimeter setting of 29.75 inches of mercury.
The reported weather at KCBG, at 1155 included: winds 290 at 5 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, few clouds (FEW) at 4,500ft AGL, a broken layer (BKN) at 22,000ft AGL and 25,000ft AGL, a temperature of 12° C, a dew point of 3° C, and a barometric altimeter setting of 29.74 inches of mercury.
(2) METARs:
METAR KCBG 041555Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM FEW042 BKN260 BKN280 12/03 A2975 RMK AO2 T01200027 $
METAR KCBG 041615Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM FEW045 SCT220 BKN250 12/03 A2974 RMK AO2 T01230027 $
METAR KCBG 041635Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM BKN043 12/03 A2973 RMK AO2 T01220029 $
(3) Area Forecast Discussion:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 549 AM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong Clipper to bring a round of rain & thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. - Very gusty winds will follow the Clipper system across western and southern MN Thursday night. - Cold temperatures continue through the weekend, before rebounding next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 317 AM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025 Today... It`s a chilly morning, with surface temps dropping into the 30s for a few locations (nearly 10-15 degrees below normal for this time of year). The Frost Advisory continues for northern MN/WI. After sunrise, our attention turns to the fast- approaching Clipper which can already be seen on regional radar over southeast Saskatchewan. The dynamics still look pretty impressive with this wave, and it certainly would`ve been a solid snow producer had it been January instead of early September. A broad precip shield ahead of the deepening surface low should track into west central Minnesota during the early afternoon, and then quickly spread south and east. Many of the CAMs show the low pivoting somewhere near the Twin Cities metro, contributing to higher QPF over a narrow strip of counties in northwest WI. HREF lightning probs suggest some embedded thunder, though much of the rain should feel more showery than stormy. Unless if you are southern MN where a little more instability will be able to build through the day and some clusters of storms are possible during the late afternoon and early evening. The other big component of this Clipper will be the strong winds associated with it. Western and southern MN will see the strongest winds with sustained values up to 30 mph and gusts up to 40 mph. We considered a Wind Advisory, but this looks to be more of a pressure gradient driven wind rather than a mixing down stronger winds aloft set up (given it`ll be more at night). Because of this timing, the best signal for strong winds remains to our west over the Dakotas. Friday through Sunday... Our fast moving shortwave will have made its way east to the Great Lakes, leaving the Upper Mississippi Valley in yet another strong CAA regime. The 00z HREF produces mean wind speeds around 15 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph, though the strongest gusts should become less frequent throughout the day as the pressure gradient quickly recovers. Latest NBM continues to trend temps down, suggesting widespread highs in the 50s and only a few spots sneaking into the low 60s across southern Minnesota on Friday. Saturday could feature another shortwave riding down the western periphery of the deep low over Ontario. Though much more subtle than our Thursday system! Forecast soundings hint at the chance for light precip, although we may be too dry in the lower 5-7kft to see much near the surface. It will not be until Sunday when surface high pressure moves into the region, clearing skies and shifting winds out of the south by Sunday night. Next Week... The eastern trough will start to break down as heights rise over the central Plains. There is an increasing signal for some warm air advective showers during the early part of the week (Monday into Tuesday right now), but otherwise only sporadic chances for rain. It actually looks like we could enter a pretty temperate period, with persistent highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. We do also see moisture build back in with the majority of ensemble members showing us nearly doubling our PWATs by Wednesday. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 540 AM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025 Quiet start to the TAF period ahead of a strong clipper that will arrive in western MN early this afternoon. Main impacts include periods of vis impacts from -RA and isolated TSRA, cigs gradually lowering to around 1k-2k ft for many sites late tonight, and a dramatic increase in winds/gusts in the clipper`s wake. Gusts up to 40 kts will be possible for a 3 to 5 hour window behind the low, primarily down near RWF and MKT. Gusty NW winds then linger into Friday morning as the rain tapers off from west to east. KMSP...Can`t completely rule out a rumble or two of thunder as the surface low passes near MSP around 00z. Behind the low, look for a very rapid shift to gusty northwest winds between 1z and 3z. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ FRI...VFR. Wind NW 10-15G25 kts. SAT...VFR. Slight chance MVFR/-RA. Wind NW 10-15 kts. SUN...VFR. Wind W 5-10 kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...None. WI...Frost Advisory until 8 AM CDT this morning for Rusk. && $$ DISCUSSION...BED AVIATION...BED
(4) Hazardous Weather Outlook:
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 150 PM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025 MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-051900- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Pope-Stearns-Benton- Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka- Ramsey-Washington-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice- Goodhue-Waseca-Steele-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce- Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- 150 PM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Minnesota...east central Minnesota...south central Minnesota... southeast Minnesota...west central Minnesota...northwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Isolated thunderstorms will move across the area late this afternoon through the evening. Severe weather is not expected, but a few storms could produce gusty winds. Strong northwest winds are expected behind the cold front, especially across the western and southern Minnesota. Gusts up to 35 mph will be possible late this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed. $$
- Additional Info:
No
From the position of the wreckage it looks like this happened during a go around.
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