# Accident 19750810039579A: Cessna 207, Topeka, KS, August 10, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Philip Billard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.0688° N, 95.6224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILIP BILLARD MUNI (TOP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0688&lon=-95.6224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1568U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1568U-2013-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 307 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810039579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROP HUB FAILURE MODE FATIGUE,HI STRESS OR VIBRATION ORIGIN.COUNTER WGT AND BUSHING WEAR EXCESSIVE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC76AK013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK013), Aug 10, 1975: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1568U (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900624021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900624021869A), Jun 24, 1990: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Mc Allen, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach to airport. Crash landed in concrete canal. Cause power loss unknown. Report boost pump inop
- [Incident 19810723053069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723053069I), Jul 23, 1981: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Kansas City, MO. Nose baggage door opened on takeoff as luggage shifted against door. Luggage fell out. Aborted. Added extra latch.
- [Accident 19800418009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418009019A), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Mclouth, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route near dusk. Crash landed in a field. Found broken crankshaft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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