# NTSB MKC77DER08: Cessna 180H, N91394, Vergas, MN, December 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1976
- Place: Vergas, MN · VERGAS, MN
- Location: 46.6488° N, 95.8021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vergas, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6488&lon=-95.8021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DER08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3547   76/12/5   VERGAS,MN           CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 209
        TIME - 1300                    N91394              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT LAKES,MN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ATTMPD LNDG ON FROZEN LAKE. RT GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91394](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91394), registered now, S/N 18052064, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19761205037979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761205037979A), Dec 5, 1976: Cessna 180H, Vergas, MN, Substantial damage. Attmpd lndg on frozen lake. Rt gear collapsed.

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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