# NTSB MKC69D0363: Cessna 180, N8611X, Eveleth, MN, March 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1969
- Place: Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0363
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0363-201672

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0135   69/3/2    EVELETH,MINN        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1730
        TIME - 1015                    N8611X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVELETH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LFT TIRE FLAT PRIOR TO LANDING. ACFT EQUIPPED WITH COMBINATION SKIS AND WHEELS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8611X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8611X), registered now, S/N 18051011, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eveleth

## Other investigations on N8611X (1)

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 CHI95LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA168), May 25, 1995: Cessna 180D (N8611X), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper setting of the flaps to the 30 degree position and an excessive descent rate during the landing.

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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