# NTSB MKC68F0241: Cessna 170B, N2806C, Howard Lake, MN, September 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1967
- Place: Howard Lake, MN · HOWARD LAKE, MN
- Location: 45.0540° N, 94.0610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howard Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0540&lon=-94.0610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0778  67/9/17    HOWARD LAKE,MINN    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N2806C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- TURNED SHARPLY TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2806C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2806C), registered now, S/N 26349 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howard Lake

## Other investigations on N2806C (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 ANC99LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA112), Jul 1, 1999: Cessna 170B (N2806C), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadvertent ground loop during the takeoff roll. A factor in this accident was the a left crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA096), Jul 1, 1986: Cessna 170B (N2806C), Alexander Creek, 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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