# NTSB MKC71DCQ04: Cessna 172, N2990U, Clay Center, KS, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- Place: Clay Center, KS · CLAY CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.3812° N, 97.1274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3812&lon=-97.1274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3202  70/7/18    CLAY CENTER,KANS    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 100
        TIME - 1900                    N2990U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAY CENTER,KANS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ABORTED APRXLY 60 PCT DOWN A 1950FT ALFALFA STRIP. HIT IRRIGATION PIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2990U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2990U), registered now, S/N 17250590, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

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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