# NTSB MKC78DCQ18: Cessna 180, N9661B, Baxter Springs, KS, March 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS · BAXTER SPRINGS, KS
- Location: 37.0200° N, 94.7350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0200&lon=-94.7350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0418  78/3/19    BAXTER SPRINGS,KS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 195
        TIME - 1230                    N9661B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWALLEY AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAXTER SPRINGS,KS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- NOSED OVER WHILE MAKING WHEEL LANDING ON SOFT GRASS AREA ADJ TO HARD SURF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9661B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9661B), registered now, S/N 32958, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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: Swalley Airpark

## 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 19780319005159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319005159A), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna 180A, Baxter Springs, KS, Substantial damage. Nosed over while making wheel landing on soft grass area adj to hsurf rwy.

## Other investigations on N9661B (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 DEN75FTE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE58), Apr 6, 1975: Cessna 180 (N9661B), Broomfield, CO, 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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