# NTSB MKC74DCQ19: Cessna 190, N1502D, Bennington, KS, December 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1973
- Place: Bennington, KS · BENNINGTON, KS
- Location: 39.0331° N, 97.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0331&lon=-97.5932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4136   73/12/1   BENNINGTON,KANS     CESSNA 190          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 294
        TIME - 1530                    N1502D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VALLEY FALLS,KANS           ELLSWORTH,KANS               BENNINGTON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE FAILED DURING LNDG ROLL ON WET SOD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1502D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1502D), registered now, S/N 7724, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bennington

## 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 19731201038259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201038259A), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 190, Bennington, KS, Substantial damage. Left brake failed during lndg roll on wet sod rwy.

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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