# Accident 20050326006949A: Cessna 172, Baudette, MN, March 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Baudette, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7286° N, 94.6122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7286&lon=-94.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8954B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8954B-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 170 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050326006949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON FROZEN LAKE OF THE WOODS NEAR BAUDETTE, MINNESOTA IN ORDER TO GO ICE FISHING. TRIED TO LAND ON SNOWMOBILE TRAIL AND LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI05CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA084), Mar 26, 2005: Cessna 172 (N8954B), Baudette, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind which resulted in the failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind, the snow…

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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