# NTSB MKC67D0329: Cessna 172, N5947A, Topeka, KS, October 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1966
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0329
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0329

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3752  66/10/29   TOPEKA KANS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N5947A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT EXTENDED DOWNWIND LEG DUE TO TRAFFIC. FORGOT ABOUT WIRES 25 FT HIGH 400 FT SOUTH OF N/S RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5947A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5947A), registered now, S/N 28547, built 1956 (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: Sky Ranch

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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