# NTSB MKC75DER70: Cessna 170B, N3048A, Sauk Center, MN, May 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Sauk Center, MN · SAUK CENTER, MN
- Location: 45.7365° N, 94.9527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sauk Centre, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7365&lon=-94.9527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1673  75/5/23    SAUK CENTER,MN      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 1013
        TIME - 1440                    N3048A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 715 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAUK CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OLATHE,KS                   SAUK CENTER,MN               SPENCER,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 21K.R WING STRUCK THE GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3048A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3048A), registered now, S/N 25692, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sauk Center

## 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 19750523016889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523016889A), May 23, 1975: Cessna 170B, Sauk Center, MN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 21K.r wing struck the gnd.

## Other investigations on N3048A (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 MKC70D0272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0272), Oct 4, 1969: Cessna 170 (N3048A), Olathe, KS, 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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