# Accident 19751216038999A: Cessna 172D, Caldwell, KS, December 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1975
- Place: Caldwell, KS
- Airport: Caldwell Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 37.0366° N, 97.5856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALDWELL MUNI (01K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0366&lon=-97.5856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61548, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751216038999A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC76DCQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ25), Dec 16, 1975: Cessna 172 (N61548), Caldwell, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61548 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800612019109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612019109A), Jun 12, 1980: Cessna 172M (N61548), Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to failure of engine-driven oil pump. Struck vehicles & other objects on highway landing.
- [Accident 19750119000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750119000669A), Jan 19, 1975: Cessna 172D (N61548), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 45K.

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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