# NTSB MKC73AK044: Cessna 320E, N2208Q, Goodland, KS, December 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1972
- Place: Goodland, KS · GOODLAND, KS
- Location: 39.3493° N, 101.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-101.7138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4138  72/12/22 NR.GOODLAND,KANS      CESSNA 320E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 4976
        TIME - 1155                    N2208Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GOODLAND,KANS                ASPEN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- IN-FLT FIRE IN INBD LEADING EDGE OF R WG,SOURCE UNDET.R PROP WAS FEATH.FLASH FIRE IN CABIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2208Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2208Q-1973-04-23), registration cancelled 1973-04-23, S/N 320E-0108 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- Registry model: [Cessna 320E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (registry code 2074514) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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