# NTSB MKC69F0308: Cessna 172I, N46242, Floris, IA, December 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1968
- Place: Floris, IA · FLORIS, IA
- Location: 40.8645° N, 92.3326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floris, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8645&lon=-92.3326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (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): 191870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0308

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4489  68/12/31   FLORIS,IOWA         CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 449
        TIME - 1530                    N46242              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TEMPERATURE -10 DEGREES. LANDED ON ROAD, HIT ROAD STOP SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46242](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46242-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 17257131, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (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

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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