# NTSB MKC65A0050: Cessna 172D, N2460U, Blaisdell, ND, February 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1965
- Place: Blaisdell, ND · BLAISDELL, ND
- Location: 48.3361° N, 102.0768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaisdell, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3361&lon=-102.0768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0154  65/2/18  NR.BLAISDELL N DAK    CESSNA 172D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 150
        TIME - 1225                    N2460U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2460U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2460U-1965-04-26), registration cancelled 1965-04-26, S/N 172-50060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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