# NTSB MKC77DER36: Cessna 172, N9252H, Erskine, MN, April 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1977
- Place: Erskine, MN · ERSKINE, MN
- Location: 47.6632° N, 96.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erskine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6632&lon=-96.0167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DER36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0817  77/4/18    ERSKINE,MN          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N9252H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GRAND FORKS,ND              ROUND ROBIN                  FOSSTON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLOWED GROUND ADJACENT TO UNMARKED GRASS RWY MISTAKEN FOR HARD SURFACE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9252H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9252H), registered now, S/N 17266047, built 1975 (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: Oak 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 19770418009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770418009549A), Apr 18, 1977: Cessna 172M, Erskine, MN, Substantial damage. Plowed ground adjacent to unmarked grass rwy mistaken for hard surface rwy.

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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