# Accident 20100406030989A: Cessna 175, Eveleth, MN, April 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2010, 17:10 local time
- Place: Eveleth, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4594° N, 92.4764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4594&lon=-92.4764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9266B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9266B-2012-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A&6V335 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100406030989A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/06/2010 AIRCRAFT N9266B LANDED AT ELY LAKE AVIATION GRASS RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SPOT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP SUDDENLY AND GROUND LOOP THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLOR. AIRFRAME STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED. TWO PERSONS TOTAL ON BOARD NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN10CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA195), Apr 6, 2010: Cessna 175 (N9266B), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N9266B (1)

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

- [Incident 20030103010149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030103010149I), Jan 3, 2003: Cessna 175 (N9266B), St Croix River. (-23) On 1/3/03, steven lere was PIC of a Cessna 175. He depleted his fuel supply before reaching his destination while enroute from amery, WI. This forced him…

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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