MKC70A0012

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Kansas City, MO · September 23, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 23, 1969
Place
Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N91785Cessna 182M
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180674

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3176  69/9/23    KANSAS CITY,MO      CESSNA 182M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 396
        TIME - 2140                    N91785              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MICH                KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO DECLARE AN EMERG.

Aircraft

Registration
N91785
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kansas City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.