# NTSB MKC78FCG30: Cessna 170B, N4411B, Overbrook, KS, May 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1978
- Place: Overbrook, KS · OVERBROOK, KS
- Location: 38.7794° N, 95.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Overbrook, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7794&lon=-95.5570&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0934  78/5/15    OVERBROOK,KS        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41,
        TIME - 1230                    N4411B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  279 TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOOPYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OVERBROOK,KS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SMALL BLACK PARTICLES FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4411B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4411B), registered now, S/N 26755, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Snoopys

## 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 19780515010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515010479A), May 15, 1978: Cessna 170B, Overbrook, KS, Substantial damage. Small black particles found in fuel system.

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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