# NTSB MKC76FTG07: Cessna 172, N7094T, Turtle Lake, ND, August 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1975
- Place: Turtle Lake, ND · TURTLE LAKE, ND
- Location: 47.5215° N, 100.8908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turtle Lake, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5215&lon=-100.8908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FTG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2551  75/8/19    TURTLE LAKE,ND      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N7094T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINOT,ND                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO RELEASE PRKG BRAKES.COLLIDED WITH HAY BALES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7094T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7094T-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 46694 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 19750819026129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819026129A), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna 172, Turtle Lake, ND, Substantial damage. PIC failed to release prkg brakes. Collided with hay bales.

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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