# NTSB MKC71FDM49: Cessna 180, N9336C, Aitkin, MN, March 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1971
- Place: Aitkin, MN · AITKIN, MN
- Location: 46.5266° N, 93.7050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aitkin, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5266&lon=-93.7050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0987   71/3/2    AITKIN,MINN         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 327
        TIME - 1545                    N9336C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AITKIN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN           AITKIN,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 15IN SNOW ON RWY FRM PREV STORM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9336C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9336C), registered now, S/N 31734, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Aitkin County

## Other investigations on N9336C (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 CHI95TA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95TA174), May 12, 1995: Cessna 180 (N9336C), Orr, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind weather condition. A factor was the crosswind.

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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