# NTSB MKC68F0029: Cessna 175, N7533M, Owatonna, MN, June 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1967
- Place: Owatonna, MN · OWATONNA, MN
- Location: 44.0924° N, 93.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owatonna, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0924&lon=-93.2336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2059  67/6/11    OWATONNA, MINN      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 105
        TIME - 1130                    N7533M              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWATONNA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON FARM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7533M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7533M-2020-05-02), registration cancelled 2020-05-02, S/N 55833, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owatonna

## Other investigations on N7533M (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 SEA97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA192), Aug 17, 1997: Cessna 175 (N7533M), Lynnwood, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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