# NTSB MKC71FDM58: Cessna 185, N9881X, Breezy Point, MN, April 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1971
- Place: Breezy Point, MN · BREEZY POINT, MN
- Location: 46.6091° N, 94.2073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breezy Point, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6091&lon=-94.2073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1379  71/4/22    BREEZY POINT,MINN   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1305                    N9881X              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             43, 7100 TOTAL HOURS, 12
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREEZY POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREEZY POINT,MINN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DEMO FLT.PLT IN L SEAT NO PREV TIME IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9881X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9881X-1972-11-23), registration cancelled 1972-11-23, S/N 185-0081 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Breezy Point

## Other investigations on N9881X (2)

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 CHI83FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA225), Oct 26, 1971: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Hovland, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67D0481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0481), Jan 14, 1967: Cessna 185 (N9881X), Polo, IL, 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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