# NTSB MKC79DER06: Cessna 172, N9816G, Eveleth, MO, November 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1978
- Place: Eveleth, MO · EVELETH, MO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3898  78/11/22   EVELETH,MO          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2354
        TIME - 1130                    N9816G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELY LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND LAKE,MN                EVELETH,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- LANDED FLOAT PLANE ON FROZEN LAKE,COLLIDED WITH CHAMPION N7434B ON SHORELINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9816G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9816G), registered now, S/N 17259716, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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: Ely 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 19781122040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781122040249A), Nov 22, 1978: Cessna 172D, Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. Landed float plane on frozen lake,collided with champion N7434B ooreline.

## Other investigations on N9816G (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA13CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA266), May 31, 2013: Cessna 172L (N9816G), Millinocket, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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