# Accident 19761116037299A: Cessna 172, Fort Scott, KS, November 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1976
- Place: Fort Scott, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.8280° N, 94.7041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Scott, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8280&lon=-94.7041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6640A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6640A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761116037299A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ROADWAY AFTER BECOMING LOST.

## 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 MKC77DCQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ06), Nov 16, 1976: Cessna 172 (N6640A), Fort Scott, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6640A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930213002369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930213002369A), Feb 13, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6640A), Weeping Water, NE, Substantial damage. Early liftoff from snow covered runway. Drifted. Touched down off side runway. Lifted briefly. Hit road and a fence

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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