# NTSB MKC67F0493: Cessna 120, N1787V, St.Cloud, MN, March 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1967
- Place: St.Cloud, MN · ST.CLOUD, MN
- Location: 45.5608° N, 94.1625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Cloud, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-94.1625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0493

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0756  67/3/10    ST.CLOUD,MINN       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1787V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITNEY MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1787V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1787V-1974-03-06), registration cancelled 1974-03-06, S/N 14143 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitney Memorial

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