# NTSB MKC74AK002: Cessna 172E, N3552S, Lake Park, MN, July 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1973
- Place: Lake Park, MN · LAKE PARK, MN
- Location: 46.8838° N, 96.0980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Park, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8838&lon=-96.0980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1905  73/7/30    LAKE PARK,MINN      CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0715                    N3552S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUDUBON,MINN                TACOMA,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IN SLOW FLT JUST ABOVE HIWAY. LOST CTL IN L TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3552S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3552S-1973-10-02), registration cancelled 1973-10-02, S/N 17250752 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730730024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730024479A), Jul 30, 1973: Cessna 172D, Lake Park, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. OBS saw acft in slow flt just above hiway. Lost ctl in l turn.

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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