# NTSB MKC70DCQ13: Cessna 172, N8646U, Arkansas Cty, KS, March 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1970
- Place: Arkansas Cty, KS · ARKANSAS CTY, KS
- Location: 37.0742° N, 97.0385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0742&lon=-97.0385&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCQ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCQ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1753  70/3/25    ARKANSAS CTY,KANS   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 233
        TIME - 1600                    N8646U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROTHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOWATA,OKLA                 ARKANSAS CTY,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           45                                                      350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           23                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND OVRTRND ACFT TXG ACRS SOD AREA BTN RWY,RAMP.WIND GUSTING 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8646U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8646U-2018-01-10), registration cancelled 2018-01-10, S/N 17252548, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Strother Field

## Other investigations on N8646U (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 ANC14CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA033), May 30, 2014: Cessna 172F (N8646U), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot's selection of a low cruise flight altitude, which provided little time…
- [NTSB MKC76DCQ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ45), Apr 18, 1976: Cessna 172F (N8646U), Belmont, 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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