# NTSB MKC69F0306: Cessna 172E, N3788S, Wamego, KS, January 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1969
- Place: Wamego, KS · WAMEGO, KS
- Location: 39.2053° N, 96.3101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wamego, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2053&lon=-96.3101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0306
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0306

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0010   69/1/2    WAMEGO,KANS         CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 550
        TIME - 1620                    N3788S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHUMATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVING LIVESTOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3788S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3788S), registered now, S/N 17250988, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Shumate

## Other investigations on N3788S (2)

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 MIA78FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG24), Mar 4, 1978: Cessna 172E (N3788S), Lula, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1011), Mar 21, 1964: Cessna 172 (N3788S), Lawrence, KS, 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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