# NTSB MKC73DER53: Cessna 182, N8954T, Spring Valey, MN, April 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1973
- Place: Spring Valey, MN · SPRING VALEY, MN
- Location: 45.6305° N, 93.3069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springvale, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6305&lon=-93.3069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1611  73/4/28    SPRING VALEY,MINN   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2318
        TIME - 1800                    N8954T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIETENPOL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CRESCO,IOWA                 CRESCO,IOWA                  SPRING VALEY,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ENTRD SOFT SPOT ABT 430FT AFTER T/D ACFT ROLLED APRX 45FT WHEN THE NOSE GR BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8954T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pietenpol

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730428018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730428018019A), Apr 28, 1973: Cessna 182C, Spring Valey, MN, Substantial damage. Entrd soft spot abt 430FT after t/d acft rolled aprx 45FT when the nose gr broke.

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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