MKC73AK035

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320F · Ashland, KS · November 4, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 4, 1972
Place
Ashland, KS · ASHLAND, KS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N9900XCessna 320F
Status
Completed · report March 30, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169382

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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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3-3723   72/11/4 NR.ASHLAND,KANS       CESSNA 320F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1200
        TIME - 2155                    N9900X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KANS                TOPEKA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST CTL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N9900X
Reported as
Cessna 320F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.