# NTSB MKC75DC001: Cessna 180, N2204C, Wichita, KS, July 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1974
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DC001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DC001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1808   74/7/6    WICHITA,KANS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 521
        TIME - 1600                    N2204C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORELAND,OKLA              WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- MAIN GR TIRES WORN AND WX CHECKED.ACFT LURCHED R AFTR T/D ROLLED ON AND THEN L OF RWY.R TIRE FLAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2204C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2204C), registered now, S/N 30504, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westport

## 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 19740706019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706019859A), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 180, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Main gr tires worn and wx checked. Acft lurched r aftr t/d rolled on and then l of rwy.r tire flat.

## Other investigations on N2204C (4)

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 ANC98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA156), Sep 23, 1998: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve.
- [NTSB ANC78DAG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG67), Jun 8, 1978: Cessna 180A (N2204C), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ04), Jul 9, 1972: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Newton, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72FCQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCQ34), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Valley Cntr, KS, substantial damage

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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