# NTSB MKC77DCQ23: Cessna 180, N7668K, Russell, KS, March 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1977
- Place: Russell, KS · RUSSELL, KS
- Location: 38.8875° N, 98.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russell, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8875&lon=-98.8514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0507  77/3/14    RUSSELL,KS          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 371
        TIME - 1515                    N7668K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSSELL,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT ON GO-AROUND.CAME TO REST ON PICKUP TRUCK AND SHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7668K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7668K), registered now, S/N 18052697 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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: 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 19770314006199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770314006199A), Mar 14, 1977: Cessna 180J, Russell, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft on go-around. Came to rest on pickup truck and shed.

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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