# NTSB MKC66F0254: Cessna 170A, N9503A, So St Paul, MN, October 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1965
- Place: So St Paul, MN · SO ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0254

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3386   65/10/4   SO ST PAUL MINN     CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 418
        TIME - 1720                    N9503A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9503A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9503A-1974-06-21), registration cancelled 1974-06-21, S/N 19377 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fleming

## Other investigations on N9503A (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 IAD74AI058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI058), May 3, 1974: Cessna 170A (N9503A), Newport News, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI65D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0005), Jan 2, 1965: Cessna 170A (N9503A), Stanley, WI, 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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