# NTSB MKC68A0075: Cessna 180, N7935V, Ely, MN, June 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1968
- Place: Ely, MN · ELY, MN
- Location: 47.9051° N, 91.8530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9051&lon=-91.8530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4648  68/6/26    ELY,MINN            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N7935V              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 1617 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE ALL AVAILABLE LAKE. STALLED FROM LOW TURN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID TREES. FLOAT EQUIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7935V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7935V-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 18051835, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7935V (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 ANC86LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA098), Jul 4, 1986: Cessna 180H (N7935V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG02), Jul 4, 1972: Cessna 180H (N7935V), Copper Centr, AK, 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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