# NTSB MKC69D0261: Cessna 172, N8184B, Fredericksburg, IA, November 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1968
- Place: Fredericksburg, IA · FREDERICKSBURG, IA
- Location: 42.9648° N, 92.1964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9648&lon=-92.1964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3873   68/11/1   FREDERICKSBURG,IA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N8184B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KLOTZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8184B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8184B), registered now, S/N 29984, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Klotz

## Other investigations on N8184B (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 WPR16LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA146), Jul 17, 2016: Cessna 172 (N8184B), Emmett, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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