# NTSB MKC68F0340: Cessna 172, N8170L, Gwinner, ND, November 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1967
- Place: Gwinner, ND · GWINNER, ND
- Location: 46.2310° N, 97.6561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gwinner, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2310&lon=-97.6561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0340

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4202  67/11/23   GWINNER,N DAK       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N8170L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELROE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8170L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8170L-1970-10-12), registration cancelled 1970-10-12, S/N 17256370 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Melroe

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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