# NTSB MKC77DER01: Cessna 180, N6559A, Backus, MN, October 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1976
- Place: Backus, MN · BACKUS, MN
- Location: 46.8209° N, 94.5145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Backus, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8209&lon=-94.5145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DER01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4029   76/10/7   BACKUS,MN           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2008
        TIME - 1815                    N6559A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMILEY LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BACKUS,MN                   PELICAN LAKE,MN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.SETTLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6559A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6559A-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N 32456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smiley Lake

## 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 19761007041129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761007041129A), Oct 7, 1976: Cessna 180, Backus, MN, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Settled into trees.

## Other investigations on N6559A (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 CHI86FER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER06), Apr 30, 1986: Cessna 180 (N6559A), Brainerd, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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