# NTSB MKC68D0486: Cessna 177, N2605Q, Mt Ayr, IA, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Mt Ayr, IA · MT AYR, IA
- Location: 40.7141° N, 94.2372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Ayr, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7141&lon=-94.2372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0486

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0677  68/3/16    MT AYR,IOWA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 129
        TIME - 1500                    N2605Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT AYR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2605Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2605Q-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 17700225, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Ayr

## Other investigations on N2605Q (3)

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 CHI79DET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET16), Feb 10, 1979: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Churubusco, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FET38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET38), Sep 24, 1978: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0429), Apr 27, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Jefferson, IA, 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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