# NTSB MKC76AK015: Cessna 170, N69TT, Mahtowa, MN, August 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1975
- Place: Mahtowa, MN · MAHTOWA, MN
- Location: 46.5519° N, 92.6362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mahtowa, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5519&lon=-92.6362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3311  75/8/29    MAHTOWA,MN          CESSNA 170          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 460
        TIME - 1430                    N69TT               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVELETH,MN                  MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       58
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOW FLYING ACFT HEARD,OBSVD WX DESCRIBED AS FOGGY LIGHT RAIN.EVIDENCE OF HI SPEED WHEN IMPACT OCRD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69TT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69TT-1975-11-28), registration cancelled 1975-11-28, S/N 19124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750829033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750829033499A), Aug 29, 1975: Cessna 170A, Mahtowa, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Low flying acft heard,obsvd wx described as foggy light rain. Evidence of hi speed when impact ocrd

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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