# Accident 19731203038329A: Cessna 182P, Manhattan, KS, December 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1973
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21357, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21357-1974-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 65 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731203038329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IFR CRUISE CLNC,DSCNDD BLO MDA HIT GND ABT 8MI SSE OF ARPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC74FCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCQ20), Dec 3, 1973: Cessna 182 (N21357), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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