# NTSB MKC79DER13: Cessna 152, N757AP, Grand Rapids, MN, December 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1978
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3899   78/12/8   GRAND RAPIDS,MN     CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N757AP              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ITASCA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAOPOLIS,MN             GRAND RAPIDS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N757AP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Itasca 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 19781208040309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208040309A), Dec 8, 1978: Cessna A150K, Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage

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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