# NTSB MKC65F0026: Cessna 172, N8040B, Kansas City, MO, January 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1965
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0400   65/1/9    KANSAS CITY MO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8040B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE LINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8040B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040B-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 29840, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: State Line

## Other investigations on N8040B (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 MKC68D0296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0296), Jul 6, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8040B), St Joseph, MO, substantial damage

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.

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