# Accident 19760911032879A: Cessna 172M, Dodge Center, MN, September 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Dodge Center, MN
- Airport: Dodge County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.0285° N, 92.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge Center, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0285&lon=-92.8522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12706, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,241 total, 168 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DES02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DES02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911032879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED POWER LOSS AND LANDING ATTEMPTED ON AIRPORT-STALLED ON APPROACH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC76DES02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DES02), Sep 11, 1976: Cessna 172 (N12706), Dodge Center, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12706 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801127076419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801127076419A), Nov 27, 1980: Cessna 172M (N12706), Mansfield, MA, Substantial damage. During attempted engine start, engine caught fire and caused substantial damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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