# NTSB MKC70D0148: Cessna 172H, N3744F, Hill City, KS, August 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1969
- Place: Hill City, KS · HILL CITY, KS
- Location: 39.3687° N, 99.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3687&lon=-99.8405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3601  69/8/22    HILL CITY,KANS      CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1214
        TIME - 1000                    N3744F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KANS                HILL CITY,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SLOW FLT OVER OIL WELL SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3744F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3744F-1972-07-10), registration cancelled 1972-07-10, S/N 17255239 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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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