- Date
- February 11, 1975
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6766ECessna 175A
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750211002909A
- Case key
- 147388
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0222 75/2/11 EDEN PRAIRIE,MN CESSNA 175A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1930 N6766E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- STRUCK SNOWBANK ABT 50FT SHORT OF RWY.ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6766E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Cloud
N6766ERegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Cessna 175AAirframe modelCessna 175AEngine modelContinental GO-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6766E · 1
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