# NTSB MKC68F0232: Cessna 172, N8165B, Mercer, ND, September 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1967
- Place: Mercer, ND · MERCER, ND
- Location: 47.4906° N, 100.7111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercer, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4906&lon=-100.7111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3740  67/9/10  NR.MERCER,N DAK       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N8165B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED ON PVT AIRSTRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8165B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8165B), registered now, S/N 29965, built 1957 (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
- Airport: Mercer

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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