# NTSB MKC74FCG28: Cessna 170A, N1242D, Bonner Sprgs, KS, March 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Bonner Sprgs, KS · BONNER SPRGS, KS
- Location: 39.0754° N, 94.8717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonner Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0754&lon=-94.8717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0745  74/3/30    BONNER SPRGS,KANS   CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 539
        TIME - 1730                    N1242D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SURBURBAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBUQUE,IOWA                BONNER SPRGS,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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ATTN DIVERTED TO SICK PAX.SMALL DITCHES CAUSED BY EROSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1242D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1242D-2013-03-22), registration cancelled 2013-03-22, S/N 19796, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Surburban

## 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 19740330008789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330008789A), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 170A, Bonner Sprgs, KS, Substantial damage. Attn diverted to sick pax. Small ditches caused by erosion.

## Other investigations on N1242D (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 UNK64X3422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3422), Aug 16, 1964: Cessna 170 (N1242D), East Bethel, MN, destroyed

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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