# NTSB MKC71DCQ21: Cessna 180, N1596C, Sharon Sprgs, KS, October 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1970
- Place: Sharon Sprgs, KS · SHARON SPRGS, KS
- Location: 38.8943° N, 101.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8943&lon=-101.7512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4260  70/10/22   SHARON SPRGS,KANS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N1596C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 21, 254 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ULYSES,KANS                 SHARON SPRGS,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- LNDD ON FARM FLD.DRG ATMPT AVOID IRRIGATION FURROW TURNED ACFT L,LOST CTL.WING AND FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1596C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1596C), registered now, S/N 30296, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1596C (1)

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 NYC77FNE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE33), Aug 25, 1977: Cessna 180 (N1596C), Waterford, CT, destroyed

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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