# NTSB FTW71DPJ26: Cessna 185, N101LL, Buffalo, OK, December 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1970
- Place: Buffalo, OK · BUFFALO, OK
- Location: 36.8294° N, 99.6377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8294&lon=-99.6377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DPJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPJ26-159710

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4372   70/12/9   BUFFALO,OKLA        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 725
        TIME - 1630                    N101LL              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEROKEE OKLA               LIBERAL KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT CONTINUED ON UNTIL HE HAD NO CHOICE OF LDG FLDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101LL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101LL-1995-03-10), registration cancelled 1995-03-10, S/N 1850484 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buffalo

## Other investigations on N101LL (3)

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 LAX95LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA059), Dec 22, 1994: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft both during the landing and the attempted rejected landing maneuver.
- [NTSB DEN77DTE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE30), Apr 1, 1977: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Englewood, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76DTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC09), Aug 3, 1975: Cessna 185A (N101LL), Casper, WY, 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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