- Date
- December 5, 1977
- Place
- Anoka, MN · ANOKA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7117MCessna 175
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771205043099A
- Case key
- 143906
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4019 77/12/5 ANOKA,MN CESSNA 175 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 157 TIME - 2000 N7117M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANOKA GATEWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEAR LAKE,MN ANOKA,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- ONE ROW OF RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AND RT SIDE OF RWY NOT PLOWED TO FULL WIDTH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7117M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anoka Gateway
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7117M · 1
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