# NTSB MKC76DER62: Cessna 172A, N7399T, Hadley, MN, April 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Hadley, MN · HADLEY, MN
- Location: 44.0020° N, 95.8556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hadley, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0020&lon=-95.8556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1067  76/4/26    HADLEY,MN           CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 339
        TIME - 1940                    N7399T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POSTHUMA STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HADLEY,MN                   PIPESTONE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ALFALFA FIELD W 8IN HIGH CROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7399T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7399T), registered now, S/N 46999, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Posthuma Strip

## 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 19760426012029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426012029A), Apr 26, 1976: Cessna 172A, Hadley, MN, Substantial damage. Alfalfa field w 8IN high crop.

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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