# NTSB MKC80FA058: Cessna 172M, N1841V, Cassoday, KS, September 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1980
- Place: Cassoday, KS · CASSODAY, KS
- Location: 38.0387° N, 96.6387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassoday, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0387&lon=-96.6387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1841V-2013-10-25), registration cancelled 2013-10-25, S/N 17263768, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19800923058849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800923058849A), Sep 23, 1980: Cessna 172M, Cassoday, KS, Destroyed. Pipeline patrol airplane was observed to turn away from pipline and fly into side of a hill. Possible turn around.

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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