# NTSB MKC73AK051: Cessna 180H, N9058M, Mt.Vernon, IA, February 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1973
- Place: Mt.Vernon, IA · MT.VERNON, IA
- Location: 41.9251° N, 91.4252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9251&lon=-91.4252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0118  73/2/19    MT.VERNON,IOWA      CESSNA 180H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 870
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9058M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,ILL               LA CROSSE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FSS TOLD PLT VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9058M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9058M-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 180-52158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730219003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730219003289A), Feb 19, 1973: Cessna 180E, Mt.Vernon, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fss told plt VFR flt not recommended.

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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