# NTSB MKC70D0293: Cessna 170B, N3468C, Baldwin City, KS, December 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1969
- Place: Baldwin City, KS · BALDWIN CITY, KS
- Location: 38.7775° N, 95.1875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baldwin City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7775&lon=-95.1875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0293
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0293

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4604  69/12/20   BALDWIN CITY,KANS   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 286
        TIME - 1150                    N3468C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VINLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLATHE,KANS                 BALDWIN CITY,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES APRX 216FT FROM APCH END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3468C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3468C-1975-10-21), registration cancelled 1975-10-21, S/N 26511 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vinland

## Other investigations on N3468C (2)

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 CHI76AC008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC008), Aug 2, 1975: Cessna 170B (N3468C), Iron Ridge, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0993](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0993), Dec 12, 1964: Cessna 170B (N3468C), Olathe, KS, no 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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