# NTSB MKC71FER60: Cessna 180, N9186C, Little Fork, MN, May 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1971
- Place: Little Fork, MN · LITTLE FORK, MN
- Location: 48.3964° N, 93.5578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littlefork, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3964&lon=-93.5578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FER60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FER60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1535   71/5/7    LITTLE FORK,MINN    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 727
        TIME - 2100                    N9186C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE FORK,MINN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9186C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

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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