# Accident 19850428016139A: Cessna 172K, Kingman, KS, April 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kingman, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6409° N, 98.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6409&lon=-98.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79011, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79011-1986-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 39 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428016139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE TOUCHDOWN WAS GOING TO BE LONG. COULD NOT GET FLAPS UP BEFORE STALLING IN TREES.

## 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 MKC85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA092), Apr 28, 1985: Cessna 172K (N79011), Kingman, KS, destroyed

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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