# NTSB MKC76DER48: Cessna 180C, N9171T, Intl Falls, MN, January 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1976
- Place: Intl Falls, MN · INTL FALLS, MN
- Location: 48.5864° N, 93.4077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of International Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5864&lon=-93.4077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0809  76/1/28    INTL FALLS,MN       CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1500
        TIME - 0900                    N9171T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTL FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INTL FALLS,MN               FORT FRANCIS,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DRG EXAM OF WHEEL HUB OLD AND NEW CRACKS FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9171T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9171T), registered now, S/N 50671, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (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: Intl Falls

## 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 19760128008789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760128008789A), Jan 28, 1976: Cessna 180C, Intl Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Drg exam of wheel hub old and new cracks found.

## Other investigations on N9171T (3)

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 DEN83LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA102), Apr 24, 1983: Cessna 180 (N9171T), Ft. Smith, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0205), Jul 30, 1967: Cessna 180 (N9171T), Princeton, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2670](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2670), Jul 5, 1964: Cessna 180 (N9171T), Crystal, MN, destroyed

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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