# Accident 20100627038119A: Cessna 175, Cushing, MN, June 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2010, 13:15 local time
- Place: Cushing, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1899° N, 94.5696° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1899&lon=-94.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7691M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7691M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 65 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627038119A

## Narrative

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

N7691M WAS TAKING OFF FROM LAKE ALEXANDER, MINNESOTA TO THE WEST. THE WATER HAD A LIGHT CHOP, SOME GUSTING WINDS AND CAT PAWS ON THE SURFACE, NO WHITE CAPS. THE CESSNA 175 WAS ACCELERATING UP TO NORMAL SPEED, THE PILOT LIFTED OFF WHEN A WIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING UP, AND THE LEFT FLOAT AFT END TOUCHED THE WATER DRAGGING THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT.THE PILOT ROLLED THE AILERONS TO THE RIGHT, AND APPLIED THE RUDDER TO THE RIGHT AND THE WINDS PUSHED THE RIGHT WING HIGHER TO THE POINT OF TURNING THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. THEN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE WATER AND IT NOSED IN THE LAKE AND FLIPPED OVER, BREAKING OFF BOTH FLOATS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE WITHIN A MINUTE OF IMPACT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RELEASED THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND BELTS AND SWAM UP TO THE SURFACE UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN10CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA354), Jun 27, 2010: Cessna 175 (N7691M), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while taking off with gusting wind.

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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