# NTSB MKC79DCD02: Cessna 172, N80310, Williams, IA, October 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1978
- Place: Williams, IA · WILLIAMS, IA
- Location: 42.4892° N, 93.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4892&lon=-93.5412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3233  78/10/10   WILLIAMS,IA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1488
        TIME - 1730                    N80310              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 651 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,IA                 WILLIAMS,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOFT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80310](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80310-2013-12-12), registration cancelled 2013-12-12, S/N 17266512, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781010035759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781010035759A), Oct 10, 1978: Cessna 172D, Williams, IA, Substantial damage. Lndd in soft fld.

## Other investigations on N80310 (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 CHI00LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA259), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 172M (N80310), Harbor Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's long touchdown, and inadequate braking to stop on the runway. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision resulting in the long touchdown,…

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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