# NTSB MKC72DER35: Cessna 172H, N8801Z, Dodge Center, MN, January 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1972
- Place: Dodge Center, MN · DODGE CENTER, MN
- Location: 44.0285° N, 92.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge Center, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0285&lon=-92.8522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0239  72/1/12    DODGE CENTER,MINN   CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1325                    N8801Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,MINN              DODGE CENTER,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- L QUARTERING HEADWIND 20K GUSTING TO 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8801Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodge Center

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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