- Date
- December 30, 1980
- Place
- Excelsior, MN · EXCELSIOR, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5623ECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801230078619A
- Case key
- 127690
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3541 80/12/30 EXCELSIOR,MN CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1620 N5623E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 45, 8500 TOTAL HOURS, 405 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ICY REMARKS- UN TO STOP ON 1500FT PORTION OF FROZEN LAKE AFTER SURFACE SNOW MELTED & ICE BCM VERY SLICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5623E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.