# NTSB MKC71DER75: Cessna 172H, N8271L, Brainerd, MN, June 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1971
- Place: Brainerd, MN · BRAINERD, MN
- Location: 46.3553° N, 94.1984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brainerd, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3553&lon=-94.1984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DER75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DER75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2091  71/6/18    BRAINERD,MINN       CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 800
        TIME - 1945                    N8271L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROW WING COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DULUTH,MINN                 BRAINERD,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- SURVEYED RIVER FOR FLOATING LOGS PRIOR TO LDG,SPOTTED TWO.DID NOT SEE LOG STRUCK.RVR USED AS SPB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8271L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8271L), registered now, S/N 17256471, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crow Wing County

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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