# NTSB MKC73DCQ04: Cessna 180, N2204C, Newton, KS, July 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1972
- Place: Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2391   72/7/9    NEWTON,KANS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 459
        TIME - 2220                    N2204C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT NOT CURRENT-NITE.ENG OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURELY FASTENED.WINGS,GR,PROP DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2204C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2204C), registered now, S/N 30504, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newton Muni

## Other investigations on N2204C (4)

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.

- [NTSB ANC98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA156), Sep 23, 1998: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve.
- [NTSB ANC78DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG67), Jun 8, 1978: Cessna 180A (N2204C), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DC001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DC001), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Wichita, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72FCQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCQ34), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Valley Cntr, KS, 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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