# NTSB MKC79FER47: Cessna 185, N4328R, Eden Prairie, MN, June 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1979
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FER47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2720   79/6/9    EDEN PRAIRIE,MN     CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1120                    N4328R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 55, 19400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.LNDD ON LAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4328R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Cloud

## 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 19790609025589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609025589A), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 185, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during climbout from touch and go. Landed in field, hit trees. Found water in fuel.

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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