# NTSB MKC75DER53: Cessna 180, N5095E, Lake Elmo, MN, March 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0717   75/3/1    LAKE ELMO,MN        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N5095E              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 29, 1998 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            19 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- RUST CORROSION BREAK IN RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5095E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5095E), registered now, S/N 50395, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Elmo

## 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 19750301008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301008189A), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 180B, Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. Rust corrosion break in right main gear leg.

## Other investigations on N5095E (3)

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 DEN81DTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK06), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 180 (N5095E), Gettysburg, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DER29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER29), Dec 21, 1972: Cessna 180B (N5095E), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0030), May 6, 1965: Cessna 180 (N5095E), Williston, ND, 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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