# NTSB MKC68F0274: Cessna 180A, N9731B, Rockwell Cty, IA, October 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1967
- Place: Rockwell Cty, IA · ROCKWELL CTY, IA
- Location: 42.3981° N, 94.6289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3981&lon=-94.6289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0274

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3613   67/10/7   ROCKWELL CTY,IOWA   CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1840
        TIME - 1445                    N9731B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EFT SHOCK ABSORBER/STRUT FAILED INTERNALLY.PLT  DID NOT FOLLOW EDO FLOAT EMERGENCY LNDG PROCEDURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9731B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9731B-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 50029, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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