# Incident 19940304026939I: Cessna 172I, Mora, MN, March 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mora, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8770° N, 93.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mora, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8770&lon=-93.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46255, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46255) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 100 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304026939I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE SEAT WAS LOCKED IN POSITION.SEAT SLID BACK ON TAKEOFF.LOST CONTROL.LEFT RUNWAY,HIT SNOWBANK.

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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