# NTSB MKC73DCD59: Cessna 172, N20028, Algona, IA, May 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Algona, IA · ALGONA, IA
- Location: 43.0763° N, 94.2321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Algona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0763&lon=-94.2321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1697  73/5/11    ALGONA,IOWA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 155
        TIME - 0850                    N20028              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALGONA MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               EMMETSBURG,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INFLT 2HR 50MIN FUEL EX FOR UNDTMND REASONS.LNDD ON RD,FRONT SEAT PAX ACDNTLY STEPPED ON R BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20028 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Algona Mun

## 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 19730511015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511015709A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172M, Algona, IA, Substantial damage. Inflt 2HR 50MIN fuel ex for undtmnd reasons. Lndd on rd,front seat pax acdntly stepped on r brake.

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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