# NTSB MKC68F0156: Clark 1000, N78855, Owatonna, MN, August 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2546  67/8/27    OWATONNA,MINN       CLARK 1000          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1285
        TIME - 0845                    N78855              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWATONNA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  750                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LOOKING AT MAP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78855](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78855-1994-03-09), registration cancelled 1994-03-09, S/N 10004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLARK 1000
- Registry model: [Clark 1000](https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-1000) (registry code 2230102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owatonna

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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