# NTSB MKC68D0370: Cessna 172G, N3735L, St.Francis, KS, December 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1967
- Place: St.Francis, KS · ST.FRANCIS, KS
- Location: 39.7715° N, 101.8014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Francis, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7715&lon=-101.8014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0370
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0370

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4266   67/12/7   ST.FRANCIS,KANS     CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N3735L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 60, 20245 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.FRANCIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO LAND BY AID OF CAR HEADLIGHTS.CAR AT END OF RNWY.FLD LTS AVAILABLE ON PRIOR REQUEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3735L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3735L-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 17253904, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Francis

## Other investigations on N3735L (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 DEN75AQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AQA02), Jul 8, 1974: Cessna 172G (N3735L), Wagon Mound, NM, 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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