# Accident 19860118001269A: Cessna 152, Independence, MO, January 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Independence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0801° N, 94.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0801&lon=-94.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4977P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4977P-2000-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118001269A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF IN GUSTY WINDS. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A DITCH. RIGHT WING, NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL DAMAGE.

## 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 MKC86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA055), Jan 18, 1986: Cessna 152 (N4977P), Independence, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4977P (2)

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

- [Accident 19901224056309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901224056309A), Dec 24, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4977P), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Began to slide off snow covered runway,tried to correct by adding power,ran off runway into concrete windsock base.
- [Incident 19880616032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880616032259I), Jun 16, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4977P), Olathe, KS. Student pilot was inadvertently given instructions to land on 17 when traffic was given runway 35. Runway changes.

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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