# NTSB MKC75AK025: Cessna 172, N7300T, Abilene, KS, October 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1974
- Place: Abilene, KS · ABILENE, KS
- Location: 38.9243° N, 97.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9243&lon=-97.2288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3874  74/10/25   ABILENE,KANS        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 534
        TIME - 0550                    N7300T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KANS                 TOPEKA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       61
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD FLYING AT LOW ALT OVR HWY 70.FLEW INTO POWERLINES.DARK NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7300T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7300T-1975-02-10), registration cancelled 1975-02-10, S/N 46900 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19741025041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741025041749A), Oct 25, 1974: Cessna 172A, Abilene, KS, Destroyed. Acft obsvd flying at low alt ovr hwy 70.flew into powerlines. Dark night.

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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