# NTSB MKC74DCG34: Cessna 172, N1638F, Horton, KS, May 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1974
- Place: Horton, KS · HORTON, KS
- Location: 39.6638° N, 95.5325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6638&lon=-95.5325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0866   74/5/4    HORTON,KANS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N1638F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORTON,KANS                 LOCAL
        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)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- INITIATED GO-ARND AFTER T/D.TAIL HIT FENCE POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1638F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1638F), registered now, S/N 17255033 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horton Muni

## 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 19740504010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504010679A), May 4, 1974: Cessna 172H, Horton, KS, Substantial damage. Initiated go-arnd after t/d.tail hit fence post.

## Other investigations on N1638F (1)

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 DEN69D0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0140), Oct 7, 1968: Cessna 172 (N1638F), Gillette, WY, 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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