# NTSB MKC76DER99: Cessna 172, N13127, Mahnomen, MN, September 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1976
- Place: Mahnomen, MN · MAHNOMEN, MN
- Location: 47.3148° N, 95.9674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mahnomen, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3148&lon=-95.9674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER99

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13127), registered now, S/N 17262517, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mahnomen

## 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 19760910030509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760910030509A), Sep 10, 1976: Cessna 172M, Mahnomen, MN, Substantial damage. Landed in alfalfa field adjacent to airport and struck a shallow ditch.

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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