# NTSB MKC72DCD60: Cessna 182, N2720F, Sioux City, IA, February 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1972
- Place: Sioux City, IA · SIOUX CITY, IA
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCD60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0603   72/2/5    SIOUX CITY,IOWA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N2720F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIOUX CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOTHENBURG,NEBR             SIOUX CITY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- FIREWALL WRINKLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2720F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2720F-1991-11-27), registration cancelled 1991-11-27, S/N 18256820 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sioux City Muni

## Other investigations on N2720F (2)

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 DEN88FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA100), Apr 21, 1988: Cessna 182J (N2720F), Rapid City, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MKC73DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ05), Jul 8, 1972: Cessna 182 (N2720F), Pender, NE, 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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