# NTSB MKC69D0176: Cessna 172, N35519, Walker, MN, September 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1968
- Place: Walker, MN · WALKER, MN
- Location: 47.0908° N, 94.5869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walker, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0908&lon=-94.5869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0176
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3206   68/9/8    WALKER,MINN         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 252
        TIME - 1915                    N35519              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON UNLIGHTED FLD. SLIGHT LEFT X-WIND,15K. ACFT DRIFTED OFF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35519](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35519), registered now, S/N 17256810, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker

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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