# NTSB MKC73DCQ37: Cessna 172D, N2630U, Councl Grove, KS, June 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Councl Grove, KS · COUNCL GROVE, KS
- Location: 38.6631° N, 96.4918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Grove, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-96.4918&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1226   73/6/3    COUNCL GROVE,KANS   CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 143
        TIME - 1340                    N2630U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNCIL GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT RILEY,KANS             COUNCL GROVE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIGHER THAN NML APCH DUE TREES AND PWR LINES AT RWY THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2630U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630U-1973-09-07), registration cancelled 1973-09-07, S/N 17250230 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Council Grove

## 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 19730603013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603013429A), Jun 3, 1973: Cessna 172D, Councl Grove, KS, Substantial damage. Higher than nml apch due trees and pwr lines at rwy threshold.

## Other investigations on N2630U (2)

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 DEN74FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE01), Jul 1, 1973: Cessna 172D (N2630U), Colorado Spg, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1325), Apr 15, 1964: Cessna 172 (N2630U), El Campo, TX, 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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