# NTSB MKC77DER60: Cessna 180, N7586K, Grand Rapids, MN, July 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DER60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3005  77/7/15    GRAND RAPIDS,MN     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N7586K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1845 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LILEY LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- WATER IN FLOATS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7586K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7586K-2026-09-04), registration cancelled 2026-09-04, S/N 18052684, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Liley 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 19770715029329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715029329A), Jul 15, 1977: Cessna 180J, Grand Rapids, MN, Destroyed. Water in floats.

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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