# NTSB MKC7LFER18: Cessna 421B, N69860, Grand Rapids, MN, August 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1975
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC7LFER18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC7LFER18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2686   75/8/8    GRAND RAPIDS,MN     CESSNA 421B         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N69860              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 1884 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND RAPIDS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              GRAND RAPIDS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- PROGRESSIVE INSP PROGRAM,ACFT OPERATED 20 HRS SINCE LAST INSP.BRAKE DISCS WORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N69860 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Rapids Muni

## 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 19750808027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750808027829A), Aug 8, 1975: Cessna 421B, Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. Progressive insp program,acft operated 20 hrs since last insp. Brake discs worn.

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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