# NTSB MKC76DES02: Cessna 172, N12706, Dodge Center, MN, September 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Dodge Center, MN · DODGE CENTER, MN
- Location: 44.0285° N, 92.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge Center, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0285&lon=-92.8522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DES02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DES02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3167  76/9/11    DODGE CENTER,MN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N12706              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1241 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            168 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WASECA,MN                   RETURN                       DODGE CENTER,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- SIMULATED POWER LOSS AND LANDING ATTEMPTED ON AIRPORT-STALLED ON APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12706](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12706), registered now, S/N 17262194, 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: Dodge County

## 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 19760911032879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911032879A), Sep 11, 1976: Cessna 172M, Dodge Center, MN, Substantial damage. Simulated power loss and landing attempted on airport-stalled on approach.

## Other investigations on N12706 (1)

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 NYC81FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA03-201170), Nov 27, 1980: Cessna 172 (N12706), Mansfield, MA, 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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