# NTSB MKC76DER42: Cessna 180, N9161C, Bemidji, MN, November 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1975
- Place: Bemidji, MN · BEMIDJI, MN
- Location: 47.4870° N, 94.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4870&lon=-94.8827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3775  75/11/20   BEMIDJI,MN          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 586
        TIME - 1100                    N9161C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 494 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEMIDJI,MN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.PLT RPTD FLT CTL MALFUNCTION,NONE FOUND.DROPPED ABT 10 FT INTO LAKE.WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9161C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9161C), registered now, S/N 31260, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway Seaplane

## 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 19751120038809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751120038809A), Nov 20, 1975: Cessna 180, Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Plt rptd flt ctl malfunction,none found. Dropped abt 10 ft into lake. Wind gusting 20K.

## Other investigations on N9161C (2)

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 MKC88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA082), May 1, 1988: Cessna 180 (N9161C), Rolla, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA129), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 180 (N9161C), Bull Shoals, AR, 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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