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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Muscotah, KS · June 8, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 8, 1974
Place
Muscotah, KS · MUSCOTAH, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7401MCessna 175
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740608015669A
Case key
126363

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1511   74/6/8    MUSCOTAH,KANS       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 667
        TIME - 0820                    N7401M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRAFUSS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NEBR                LAWRENCE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON COUNTY RD.HIT RD SIGN.ACFT VEERED TO SHOULDER, NOSE GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7401M
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Strafuss

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.