# NTSB MKC70F0177: Cessna 177, N3368T, Bowdon, ND, June 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1969
- Place: Bowdon, ND · BOWDON, ND
- Location: 47.4685° N, 99.7089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowdon, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4685&lon=-99.7089&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 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2906  69/6/15    BOWDON,ND           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1120                    N3368T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWDON,ND                   BOWDON,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IDLE MIXTURE NEEDLE ON TOP AFT SIDE OF CARBURETOR MISSING. ALFALFA 2-2 1/2 FT HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3368T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3368T), registered now, S/N 17700668, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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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