# NTSB MKC67F0125: Cessna 172, N7423A, Rock Lake, ND, July 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1966
- Place: Rock Lake, ND · ROCK LAKE, ND
- Location: 48.7902° N, 99.2459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocklake, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7902&lon=-99.2459&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3104  66/7/31  NR.ROCK LAKE N DAK    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N7423A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON NARROW GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7423A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7423A-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 29523, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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

## Other investigations on N7423A (1)

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 MKC73DTG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DTG13), May 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N7423A), Grace City, ND, 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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