# NTSB MKC74DER48: Cessna 175, N7581M, Tintah, MN, May 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: Tintah, MN · TINTAH, MN
- Location: 46.0108° N, 96.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tintah, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0108&lon=-96.3201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1814  74/5/15    TINTAH,MINN         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 465
        TIME - 1455                    N7581M              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TINTAH,MINN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    9                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK HIGHLINE ON ENTRY TO SWATH RUN.PLT AWARE OF HIGHLINE SPRAYED FLD DAY BFR ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7581M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7581M-1976-09-20), registration cancelled 1976-09-20, S/N 55881 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740515020179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515020179A), May 15, 1974: Cessna 175, Tintah, MN, Substantial damage. Struck highline on entry to swath run. Plt aware of highline sprayed fld day bfr acdt.

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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