# NTSB MKC69D0290: Cessna 170B, N4581C, Oakland, IA, December 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1968
- Place: Oakland, IA · OAKLAND, IA
- Location: 41.3137° N, 95.3975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3137&lon=-95.3975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0290

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4466   68/12/9   OAKLAND,IOWA        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4581C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VOLKENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4581C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4581C), registered now, S/N 25525, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Volkens

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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