# NTSB MKC80DCG48: Cessna 172, N7424A, Holton, KS, September 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1980
- Place: Holton, KS · HOLTON, KS
- Location: 39.4699° N, 95.7326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4699&lon=-95.7326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2484  80/9/29    HOLTON,KS           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N7424A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARYSVILLE,KS               LEE'S SUMMIT,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        REMARKS- BCM LOST AFTER DIVERTING FOR WX.UN TO STOP DRG PRCTNRY LNDG IN OPEN FLD AT LATE DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7424A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7424A-1983-11-08), registration cancelled 1983-11-08, S/N 29524 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 19800929045669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929045669A), Sep 29, 1980: Cessna 172, Holton, KS, Substantial damage. Proceeded into area of low cieling and visibility. Delayed turning back. Forced to land. Overshot field, hit fence.

## Other investigations on N7424A (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 FTW82DA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA374), Sep 9, 1982: Cessna 172 (N7424A), Vain, OK, 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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