# NTSB MKC80FA031: Cessna 207, N1568U, Mclouth, KS, April 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1980
- Place: Mclouth, KS · MCLOUTH, KS
- Location: 39.1964° N, 95.2086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McLouth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1964&lon=-95.2086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1206  80/4/18  NR.MCLOUTH,KS         CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N1568U              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 38, 3009 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        625 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              TOPEKA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #2 MAIN BEARING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1568U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1568U-2013-09-25), registration cancelled 2013-09-25, S/N 20700168, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, 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 19800418009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418009019A), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 207, Mclouth, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route near dusk. Crash landed in a field. Found broken crankshaft.

## Other investigations on N1568U (2)

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 FTW90LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA123), Jun 24, 1990: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Mc Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE CONCRETE CANAL THAT HE IMPACTED WAS A FACTOR.
- [NTSB MKC76AK013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK013), Aug 10, 1975: Cessna 207 (N1568U), Topeka, KS, 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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