- Date
- January 6, 1974
- Place
- Forrest Lake, MN · FORREST LAKE, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N20183Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740106001589A
- Case key
- 186913
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0439 74/1/6 FORREST LAKE,MINN CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N20183 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOURNEYS END DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORREST LAKE,MINN SOUTH ST.PAUL,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- RIGHT GR HIT SNOWBANK DURING X-WIND EMGCY LNDG.ICE FOUND IN FUEL TANK SUMP DRAIN.OAT 3 DEG F.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20183
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Journeys End
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N20183 · 1
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