# NTSB MKC67A0036: Cessna 172G, N4170L, Elkhorn, IA, November 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1966
- Place: Elkhorn, IA · ELKHORN, IA
- Location: 41.5931° N, 95.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Horn, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5931&lon=-95.0613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0981  66/11/23 NR.ELKHORN IOWA       CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N4170L              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4170L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4170L-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N 172-54239 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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