# NTSB MKC74DCG42: Cessna 175, N7401M, Muscotah, KS, June 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1974
- Place: Muscotah, KS · MUSCOTAH, KS
- Location: 39.5536° N, 95.5204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscotah, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5536&lon=-95.5204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1511   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7401M-1974-11-04), registration cancelled 1974-11-04, S/N 55701 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strafuss

## 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 19740608015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740608015669A), Jun 8, 1974: Cessna 175, Muscotah, KS, Substantial damage. Lndd on county rd. hit rd sign. Acft veered to shoulder, nose gr collapsed.

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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