# NTSB MKC67D0099: Cessna 175, N6773E, Ness City, KS, July 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1966
- Place: Ness City, KS · NESS CITY, KS
- Location: 38.4541° N, 99.9047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ness City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4541&lon=-99.9047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3076  66/7/17    NESS CITY KANS      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N6773E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL BECAME CLOGGED WITH MUD AND WHEAT STUBBLE WHEN AIRCRAFT RAN INTO SOFT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6773E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6773E-1970-06-09), registration cancelled 1970-06-09, S/N 56273, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6773E (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 MKC69F0356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0356-109645), Jun 28, 1968: Cessna 175A (N6773E), Burdett, KS, 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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