MKC72FCQ34

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Valley Cntr, KS · November 14, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1971
Place
Valley Cntr, KS · VALLEY CNTR, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2204CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164516

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3461  71/11/14   VALLEY CNTR,KANS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 770
        TIME - 1250                    N2204C              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALLEY CNTR,KANS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT 7500FT AGL OVR ARPT. PLT UNDERSHOT RWY,HAD TO LND IN DEEP MUD

Aircraft

Registration
N2204C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harrison

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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