# NTSB MKC78FA066: Cessna 172N, N733SD, Blaine, MN, August 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Blaine, MN · BLAINE, MN
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3131  78/8/20    BLAINE,MN           CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 17, 0
        TIME - 0157                    N733SD              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL,MN                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLEN AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733SD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733SD-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 17268506 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Anoka County

## 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 19780820038529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820038529A), Aug 20, 1978: Cessna 172D, Blaine, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stolen aircraft.

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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