# NTSB MKC74DER32: Cessna U206C, N29136, Austin, MN, December 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3905  73/12/29   AUSTIN,MINN         CESSNA U206C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1260
        TIME - 1400                    N29136              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROCKFORD,ILL                GRAND FORKS,MINN             AUSTIN,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY ICY ACFT SLID TO R OFF RWY STRUCK SNOW BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29136](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29136-1979-06-21), registration cancelled 1979-06-21, S/N U206-1106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (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 19731229042079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229042079A), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna U206C, Austin, MN, Substantial damage. Rwy icy acft slid to r off rwy struck snow bank.

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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