# NTSB MKC72AK037: Cessna 175, N7436M, Clyde, KS, December 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1971
- Place: Clyde, KS · CLYDE, KS
- Location: 39.5918° N, 97.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clyde, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5918&lon=-97.4002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4207  71/12/19   CLYDE,KANS          CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 2115                    N7436M              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KANS                 OMAHA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       26
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND APRX 3MI NE OF CLYDE.30MIN DUAL 20MIN NGT FLT,1HR 35MIN SIM INST FLT RECORDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7436M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7436M-1972-03-07), registration cancelled 1972-03-07, S/N 55736 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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