# NTSB MKC80DER18: Cessna 190, N3019B, Intl Falls, MN, January 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1980
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1088  80/1/21    INTL FALLS,MN       CESSNA 190          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N3019B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 25474 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORR,MN                      INTL FALLS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- FXD TAIL WHL TYPE GEAR W X-WND MAIN WHLS.ENCTRD RUTS ON SNWROAD ON FRZN LK.MAIN WHLS DEFLECTED OUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3019B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3019B-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 7902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800121000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800121000889A), Jan 21, 1980: Cessna 190, International F, MN, Substantial damage. Landed on hard packed snow on a frozen lake. Crosswind. Gear caught in ruts. Nosed over.

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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