# NTSB MKC80FTG08: Cessna 170B, N1678D, Grand Forks, ND, March 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1980
- Place: Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FTG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1329  80/3/22    GRAND FORKS,ND      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 147
        TIME - 1100                    N1678D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST GRAND FORKS,MN         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- PILOT INSTALLED SKIS. AFTER TAKE-OFF,FRONT OF RIGHT SKI DROPPED DOWN AND PREVENTED NORMAL LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1678D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1678D-2012-07-19), registration cancelled 2012-07-19, S/N 20320, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Forks Intl

## 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 19800322006609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322006609A), Mar 22, 1980: Cessna 170B, Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Ski came loose after takeoff. Landed on snow adjacent to runway. Ground looped. Ski installed by pilot.

## Other investigations on N1678D (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC66F0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0267), Jun 30, 1965: Cessna 170B (N1678D), Hibbing, 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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