# NTSB MKC75DER49: Cessna 172, N46015, Fergus Falls, MN, February 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1975
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN · FERGUS FALLS, MN
- Location: 46.2861° N, 96.0758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fergus Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2861&lon=-96.0758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0221  75/2/13    FERGUS FALLS,MN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N46015              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUS FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST CLOUD,MN                 RETURN                       FERGUS FALLS,MN
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          105                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RWY PLOWED,PATCHES ICE AND SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46015](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46015), registered now, S/N 17256988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (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: Fergus Falls

## 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 19750213002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750213002919A), Feb 13, 1975: Cessna 172I, Fergus Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Rwy plowed,patches ice and snow.

## Other investigations on N46015 (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 MKC72FER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER67), Jun 14, 1972: Cessna 172I (N46015), White Bar Lk, MN, substantial damage

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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