# NTSB MKC76FER83: Cessna 177, N3419T, Minnetonka, MN, July 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1976
- Place: Minnetonka, MN · MINNETONKA, MN
- Location: 44.9323° N, 93.4582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minnetonka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9323&lon=-93.4582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FER83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2672  76/7/27    MINNETONKA,MN       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3419T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBRIDGE,MN                MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3419T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3419T-1977-07-11), registration cancelled 1977-07-11, S/N 17700719 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760727026579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727026579A), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna 177, Minnetonka, MN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3419T (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 MKC69D0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0059-109299), Jul 27, 1968: Cessna 177 (N3419T), Eden Prairie, MN, 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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