# NTSB MKC73DCD44: Cessna 172, N7814, Fontanelle, IA, November 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1972
- Place: Fontanelle, IA · FONTANELLE, IA
- Location: 41.2900° N, 94.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fontanelle, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2900&lon=-94.5602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3262  72/11/22   FONTANELLE,IOWA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 176
        TIME - 1130                    N7814               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 OMAHA,NEB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7814 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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