# NTSB MKC74DER31: Cessna 182, N9043X, Austin, MN, December 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1973
- Place: Austin, MN · AUSTIN, MN
- Location: 43.6721° N, 92.9779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6721&lon=-92.9779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3911  73/12/25   AUSTIN,MINN         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 312
        TIME - 1955                    N9043X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,MINN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ACFT TRAVELED ABT 1200FT BFR LEAVING RWY.ABT 1 IN SLUSH ON RWY.PLT ATMTD SOFT FLD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9043X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9043X), registered now, S/N 18253443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (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: Austin Mun

## 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 19731225042059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731225042059A), Dec 25, 1973: Cessna 182D, Austin, MN, Substantial damage. Acft traveled abt 1200FT bfr leaving rwy. Abt 1 in slush on rwy. Plt atmtd soft fld tkof.

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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