# NTSB CHI83FA225: Cessna 185, N9881X, Hovland, MN, October 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1971
- Place: Hovland, MN · HOVLAND, MN
- Location: 47.8388° N, 89.9720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hovland, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8388&lon=-89.9720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1983
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83FA225
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA225

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4543  71/10/26   HOVLAND,MN          CESSNA 185          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 350
        TIME - 1645                    N9881X              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH FOWL LAKE,MN          DEVIL TRACK LAKE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- VISIBILITY REPORTED LESS THAN 1/2 MI WHEN ACFT DEPARTED NORTH FOWL LAKE. ACFT FOUND 5/24/83.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9881X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9881X-1972-11-23), registration cancelled 1972-11-23, S/N 185-0081 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19711026050009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19711026050009A), Oct 26, 1971: Cessna 185, Hovland, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Missing aircraft found 13 years later. Had crashed into trees. Witnesses in area reported mist and near zero fog.

## Other investigations on N9881X (2)

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 MKC71FDM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM58), Apr 22, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Breezy Point, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0481), Jan 14, 1967: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Polo, IL, substantial damage

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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