# NTSB MKC70DDM33: Cessna 180B, N5168E, Grand Rapids, MN, June 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1970
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DDM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2377   70/6/5    GRAND RAPIDS,MINN   CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N5168E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 27, 1346 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - G.RAPIDS SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MINN           DULUTH,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.TKOF MADE WITH NOSE TOO HI ON STEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5168E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5168E-1975-07-22), registration cancelled 1975-07-22, S/N 50468 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: G.Rapids Seaplane

## Other investigations on N5168E (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 DEN75FTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE04), Jul 13, 1974: Cessna 180B (N5168E), Broomfield, CO, 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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