# NTSB MKC75FER36: Cessna 180A, N9733B, Detroit Lakes, MN, January 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1975
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN · DETROIT LAKES, MN
- Location: 46.8076° N, 95.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit Lakes, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8076&lon=-95.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FER36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0227   75/1/3    DETROIT LAKES,MN    CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 303
        TIME - 1620                    N9733B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT LAKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT LAKES,MN            GRAND RAPIDS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  75
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       26
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON FROZEN LAKE.VSBY AT SITE EST 1/8MI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9733B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9733B-1975-10-07), registration cancelled 1975-10-07, S/N 50031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Detroit Lakes

## 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 19750103002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750103002129A), Jan 3, 1975: Cessna 180A, Detroit Lakes, MN, Destroyed. Crashed on frozen lake. Vsby at site EST 1/8MI.

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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