# NTSB MKC68D0480: Cessna 172D, N2467Y, St Marys, KS, March 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1968
- Place: St Marys, KS · ST MARYS, KS
- Location: 39.1942° N, 96.0642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Marys, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1942&lon=-96.0642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0480

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0586   68/3/5    ST MARYS,KANS       CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N2467Y              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 24, 833 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            176 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN WATER 1 FT DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2467Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2467Y-1968-04-18), registration cancelled 1968-04-18, S/N 17249767, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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