# NTSB MKC77FA020: Cessna 320C, N48325, Osborne, KS, April 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Osborne, KS · OSBORNE, KS
- Location: 39.4405° N, 98.6995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osborne, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4405&lon=-98.6995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1139  77/4/20    OSBORNE,KS          CESSNA 320C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2199
        TIME - 2215                    N48325              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSBORNE,KS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KS                   OSBORNE,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48325](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48325-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 320C0070, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Registry model: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Osborne,Ks

## 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 19770420016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420016049A), Apr 20, 1977: Cessna 320C, Osborne, 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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