# NTSB MKC70FDD17: Cessna 172I, N46136, Steele, ND, May 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1970
- Place: Steele, ND · STEELE, ND
- Location: 46.8568° N, 99.9181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steele, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8568&lon=-99.9181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FDD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FDD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0564   70/5/6    STEELE,N DAK        CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 2215                    N46136              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEELE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARGO,N DAK                 BISMARK,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - HAIL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- CONTINUED FLT INTO AREA OF SEVERE TSTM.L WING HIT STEEL TWR APRX 30FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46136](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46136-1976-06-16), registration cancelled 1976-06-16, S/N 17257066, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- 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: Steele

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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