# NTSB CHI81FER10: Cessna 172N, N5623E, Excelsior, MN, December 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1980
- Place: Excelsior, MN · EXCELSIOR, MN
- Location: 44.9027° N, 93.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Excelsior, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9027&lon=-93.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER10

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5623E), registered now, S/N 17271905, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801230078619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230078619A), Dec 30, 1980: Cessna 172N, Excelsior, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on frozen lake & could not stop before hitting trees on shore.

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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