# NTSB MKC72FCQ29: Cessna 140, N4283N, Mcdonald, KS, September 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1971
- Place: Mcdonald, KS · MCDONALD, KS
- Location: 39.7847° N, 101.3702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McDonald, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7847&lon=-101.3702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3771  71/9/27    MCDONALD,KANS       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 5600
        TIME - 2330                    N4283N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRINEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOOK,NEBR                 GOODLAND,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT VISUALLY CK FUEL TNKS PRIOR TO RTRN  LEG ON NGT X-CTY FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4283N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4283N-1996-02-24), registration cancelled 1996-02-24, S/N 13754 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Briney

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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