# NTSB MKC75DER45: Cessna 172, N4380Q, Eden Prairie, MN, January 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1975
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER45

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0228  75/1/30    EDEN PRAIRIE,MN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0955                    N4380Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 955 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4380Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4380Q-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 17260280, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Cloud

## 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 19750130002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750130002369A), Jan 30, 1975: Cessna 172L, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4380Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN08FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA155), Sep 19, 2008: Cessna 172L (N4380Q), York, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial action, for undetermined reasons.

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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