# NTSB MKC67F0616: Cessna 185, N4020Y, Gettysburg, SD, April 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1967
- Place: Gettysburg, SD · GETTYSBURG, SD
- Location: 45.0060° N, 99.9539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0060&lon=-99.9539&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 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0616
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0616

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1702  67/4/16    GETTYSBURG, S DAK   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 492
        TIME - 1255                    N4020Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GETTYSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DIRECT CROSSWIND 25 KTS GUSTING TO 30 KTS. MORE SUITABLE RNWY AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4020Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4020Y-1967-08-16), registration cancelled 1967-08-16, S/N 185-0229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gettysburg

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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