# NTSB MKC66F0575: Cessna 172G, N5942R, Park Rapids, MN, May 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1966
- Place: Park Rapids, MN · PARK RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 46.9164° N, 95.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-95.0579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0575
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0575

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2251  66/5/31    PARK RAPIDS MINN    CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 152
        TIME - 1820                    N5942R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY MANOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5942R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5942R), registered now, S/N 17253611, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Manor

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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