# NTSB MKC67D0497: Cessna 172, N2825L, Wichita, KS, March 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1967
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0497

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0940  67/3/24    WICHITA,KANS        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 10500
        TIME - 1140                    N2825L              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CESSNA FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          BLOWING DUST                                             RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       32
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND 180 DEG 32 KNOTS,GUSTING TO 42 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2825L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cessna Field

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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