# NTSB MKC80FCD12: Cessna 185, N7377H, Creston, IA, February 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1980
- Place: Creston, IA · CRESTON, IA
- Location: 41.0603° N, 94.3647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-94.3647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1180   80/2/7    CRESTON,IA          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1480
        TIME - 1345                    N7377H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROLLA,MO                    CRESTON,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- TKOF FM WET,SNOW CVRD RWY.DESTN TEMP-15DEG F.SKIDMARK ON R TREAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7377H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7377H), registered now, S/N 18503382, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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
- Airport: Creston 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 19800207001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207001679A), Feb 7, 1980: Cessna A185F, Creston, IA, Substantial damage. Made takeoff on wet runway. Wheel locked with ice en route. Aircraft skidded sideways on landing. Broke right wheel

## Other investigations on N7377H (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 SEA06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA009), Oct 20, 2005: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Lake Powell, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an aborted water takeoff run which resulted in the airplane colliding with a canyon wall. A contributing factor was the submerged object…

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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