# NTSB MKC72DER54: Cessna 180, N9359C, Circle Pines, MN, April 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1972
- Place: Circle Pines, MN · CIRCLE PINES, MN
- Location: 45.1437° N, 93.1475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circle Pines, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1437&lon=-93.1475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1475  72/4/16    CIRCLE PINES,MINN   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 444
        TIME - 1130                    N9359C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SURFSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              CIRCLE PINES,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RAN INTO MUD PUDDLE TO R OF CENTERLINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9359C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9359C), registered now, S/N 31757 (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: Surfside

## Other investigations on N9359C (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 ERA22LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA429), Sep 21, 2022: Cessna 180 (N9359C), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind, resulting in the runway excursion and nose over.

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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