# NTSB MKC78DER82: Cessna 172M, N80631, Rosemount, MN, August 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Rosemount, MN · ROSEMOUNT, MN
- Location: 44.7394° N, 93.1258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosemount, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7394&lon=-93.1258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3497   78/8/5    ROSEMOUNT,MN        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 115
        TIME - 2300                    N80631              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARIBAULT,MN                ROSEMOUNT,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80631](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80631-2019-08-14), registration cancelled 2019-08-14, S/N 17255259 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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 19780805037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805037639A), Aug 5, 1978: Cessna 172D, Rosemount, MN, Substantial damage. Off airport operation.

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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