# NTSB MKC79FA055: Cessna 172XP, N736QH, Intl Falls, MN, September 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1979
- Place: Intl Falls, MN · INTL FALLS, MN
- Location: 48.5864° N, 93.4077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of International Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5864&lon=-93.4077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3126  79/9/16    INTL FALLS,MN       CESSNA 172XP        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 256
        TIME - 1435                    N736QH              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOHMAN SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EVELETH,MN                  RETURN                       INTL FALLS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTS 25 KTS.CRASHED IN YARD IN RES AREA.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N736QH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736QH-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N R1722701, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172XP
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bohman Seaplane

## 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 19790916028629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916028629A), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 172, Intl Falls, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made rough-water crosswind takeoff. Stalled aircraft into trees in downwind turn. Fact; severe turbulence.

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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