# NTSB MKC80DCQ08: Cessna 170B, N3050A, Kingman, KS, December 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1979
- Place: Kingman, KS · KINGMAN, KS
- Location: 37.6477° N, 98.1160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6477&lon=-98.1160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3053  79/12/20   KINGMAN,KS          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N3050A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGMAN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGMAN,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3050A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3050A), registered now, S/N 25694, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kingman Muni

## 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 19791220034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220034179A), Dec 20, 1979: Cessna 170B, Kingman, KS, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on touch and go. Veered off runway. Nosed over.

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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