# NTSB MKC65D0055: Cessna 172, N3282A, Olivia, MN, February 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1965
- Place: Olivia, MN · OLIVIA, MN
- Location: 44.7770° N, 94.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olivia, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7770&lon=-94.9971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0432  65/2/16  NR.OLIVIA MINN        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1664
        TIME - 1600                    N3282A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOTHERT FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- SNOW DRIFTS 2 FEET DEEP ON PILOTS FARM STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3282A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3282A-2024-07-02), registration cancelled 2024-07-02, S/N 25926, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Lothert Farm

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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