# Accident 19830927073609A: Cessna 172M, Kansas City, MO, September 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1983, 17:15 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0902° N, 94.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0902&lon=-94.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21662, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21662-1998-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927073609A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A SIGN WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP. MADE A TURN OFF TAXIWAY ONTO A SERVICE ROAD BY MISTAKE.

## 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 MKC83LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA223), Sep 27, 1983: Cessna 172 (N21662), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21662 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960305003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960305003529A), Mar 5, 1996: Cessna 172M (N21662), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. E parted VFR into low ceiling fog and icing. Airframe iced up. Nosed over on high speed landing in muddy field. (-23) on March 5, 1996, about 1600 central…
- [Accident 19910704025799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704025799A), Jul 4, 1991: Cessna 172M (N21662), Millville, OH, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Landing in a parking lot struck 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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