MKC73DER22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Duluth, MN · October 4, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 4, 1972
Place
Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N76MACessna 175
Status
Completed · report December 26, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168642

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1137   72/10/4   DULUTH,MINN         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 5200
        TIME - 1900                    N76MA               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INTNTL FALLS,MINN           WAUSAU,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- ENCTRD DECREASING VIS,LNDD ON FARM FLD,OVERRAN  FLD ROLLED INTO SWAMP-HIT LOGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N76MA
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.