MKC80FA058

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Cassoday, KS · September 23, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 23, 1980
Place
Cassoday, KS · CASSODAY, KS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1841VCessna 172M
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800923058849A
Case key
129063

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2598  80/9/23  NR.CASSODAY,KS        CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 8000
        TIME - 1014                    N1841V              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,KS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- REASON FOR COURSE DEPARTURE UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
N1841V
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.