# NTSB MKC69D0445: Cessna 177, N2923X, Clermont, IA, May 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1969
- Place: Clermont, IA · CLERMONT, IA
- Location: 42.9996° N, 91.6523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clermont, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9996&lon=-91.6523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0445
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0445

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1337  69/5/12    CLERMONT,IOWA       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 677
        TIME - 1115                    N2923X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2923X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2923X-1990-02-22), registration cancelled 1990-02-22, S/N 17700323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley

## Other investigations on N2923X (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 MIA89FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA184), Jul 4, 1989: Cessna 177 (N2923X), Stuart, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN WATER AND RUST CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED,…
- [NTSB MKC70F0227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0227), Sep 14, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2923X), Gibbon, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0023), Jun 4, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2923X), Omaha, NE, 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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