# NTSB MKC75FTG21: Cessna 336, N1781Z, Hannaford, ND, June 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1975
- Place: Hannaford, ND · HANNAFORD, ND
- Location: 47.3142° N, 98.1889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hannaford, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3142&lon=-98.1889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FTG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1359   75/6/3    HANNAFORD,ND        CESSNA 336          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1760
        TIME - 1330                    N1781Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISMARCK,ND                 GRAND FORKS,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- BATTERY BOX CORRODED ON ONE END OF HOLD DWN CHANNEL.CORROSION ON TOP OF BATTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1781Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1781Z-1976-05-14), registration cancelled 1976-05-14, S/N 336-0081, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 336
- Registry model: [Cessna 336](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336) (registry code 2075602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750603014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750603014489A), Jun 3, 1975: Cessna 336, Hannaford, ND, Substantial damage. Battery box corroded on one end of hold dwn channel. Corrosion on top of battery.

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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