# NTSB UNK65X0995: Cessna 170A, N9965A, Rosemount, MN, December 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1964
- Place: Rosemount, MN · ROSEMOUNT, MN
- Location: 44.7394° N, 93.1258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosemount, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7394&lon=-93.1258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0995
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0995

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3638  64/12/13   ROSEMOUNT MINN      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 373
        TIME - 1100                    N9965A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9965A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9965A), registered now, S/N 19325, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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: Southport

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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