# NTSB CHI77DER01: Cessna 170B, N1782D, Rice Lake, WI, January 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1977
- Place: Rice Lake, WI · RICE LAKE, WI
- Location: 45.4856° N, 91.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4856&lon=-91.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DER01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DER01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0090  77/1/23  NR.RICE LAKE,WI       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1782D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RICE LAKE,WI                 CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED ON FIELD WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1782D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1782D), registered now, S/N 20350 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rice Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770123001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123001249A), Jan 23, 1977: Cessna 170B, Rice Lake, MN, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain flying speed on field with 8 to 12 inches of snow.

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.

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