# NTSB MKC72DER48: Cessna 170A, N9707A, Anoka, MN, April 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1972
- Place: Anoka, MN · ANOKA, MN
- Location: 45.2144° N, 93.3916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anoka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2144&lon=-93.3916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0974   72/4/1    ANOKA,MINN          CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 290
        TIME - 1700                    N9707A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANOKA,MINN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD IN FARM FIELD.UN GO-AROUND WIRES AT END OF FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9707A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9707A-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 19168, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9707A (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 CHI83LER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LER04), Aug 14, 1983: Cessna 170A (N9707A), Crystal, MN, 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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