# Accident 19800418009019A: Cessna 207, Mclouth, KS, April 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1980, 19:15 local time
- Place: Mclouth, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPAA
- Location: 39.1964° N, 95.2086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McLouth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1964&lon=-95.2086&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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,009 total, 625 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418009019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE NEAR DUSK. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. FOUND BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 MKC80FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA031), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Mclouth, 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 19750810039579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810039579A), Aug 10, 1975: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Prop hub failure mode fatigue,hi stress or vibration origin. Counter wgt and bushing wear excessive

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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