MKC76DER99

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Mahnomen, MN · September 10, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1976
Place
Mahnomen, MN · MAHNOMEN, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N13127Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760910030509A
Case key
155718

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3020  76/9/10    MAHNOMEN,MN         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 328
        TIME - 1445                    N13127              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHNOMEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEMIDJI,MN                  MAHNOMEN,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LANDED IN ALFALFA FIELD ADJACENT TO AIRPORT AND STRUCK A SHALLOW DITCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N13127
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mahnomen

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.