# NTSB MKC71FDD04: Cessna 172, N3912L, Garrison, ND, August 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1970
- Place: Garrison, ND · GARRISON, ND
- Location: 47.6532° N, 101.4219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garrison, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6532&lon=-101.4219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3555   70/8/9    GARRISON,N DAK      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 251
        TIME - 1205                    N3912L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEES RESORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARRISON,N DAK              MINOT,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ABORTED 2 PREV TKOF ATMTS.40FT TREES END OF RWY.SUFFICIENT RWY LENGTH,OWNERS MAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3912L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3912L-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 17254081, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lees Resort

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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