# NTSB MKC81DCD22: Cessna 172D, N2406Y, Laurens, IA, June 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1981
- Place: Laurens, IA · LAURENS, IA
- Location: 42.8475° N, 94.8479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurens, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8475&lon=-94.8479&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1079  81/6/22    LAURENS,IA          CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 303
        TIME - 0630                    N2406Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 299 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EMMETSBURG,IA               IOWA CITY,IA                 LAURENS,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NO FLAP LNDG,PLT STATED SHOULD HAVE USED FULL FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2406Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2406Y-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 17249706, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyways

## 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 19810622035499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622035499A), Jun 22, 1981: Cessna 172D, Laurens, IA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop during downwind landing on wet grass. Tried to grund-loop. Slid sideways into a fence.

## Other investigations on N2406Y (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 FTW72FPM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPM31), May 21, 1972: Cessna 172D (N2406Y), Grove, OK, 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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