# NTSB MKC72DCD14: Cessna 172K, N78842, Lowden, IA, July 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1971
- Place: Lowden, IA · LOWDEN, IA
- Location: 41.8589° N, 90.9229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lowden, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8589&lon=-90.9229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2636  71/7/23    LOWDEN,IOWA         CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 121
        TIME - 1045                    N78842              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESCO,IOWA                 LOWDEN,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF END OF RWY,HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78842](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78842), registered now, S/N 17257787, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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
- Airport: Lowden

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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