# NTSB MKC66F0378: Cessna 120, N72775, Eveleth, MN, December 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1965
- Place: Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3973   65/12/5   EVELETH MINN        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N72775              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIRGINIA-EVELETH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72775](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72775), registered now, S/N 9958, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Virginia-Eveleth

## Other investigations on N72775 (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 ANC00LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA123), Sep 14, 2000: Cessna 120 (N72775), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the passenger's inadvertent interference with the controls, and a ditch along the runway.
- [NTSB MKC67D0384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0384), Dec 26, 1966: Cessna 120 (N72775), Buyek, MN, 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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