# NTSB UNK64X1923: Cessna 172D, N2420U, Pratt, KS, May 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1964
- Place: Pratt, KS · PRATT, KS
- Location: 37.6986° N, 98.7659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pratt, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6986&lon=-98.7659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1923
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1923

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1732  64/5/23    PRATT KAN           CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 850
        TIME - 1150                    N2420U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRATT MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CLIP FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2420U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2420U), registered now, S/N 17250020, built 1963 (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: Pratt Municipal

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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