# NTSB MKC71FCG66: Cessna 172D, N2526U, Olathe, KS, May 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1971
- Place: Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0502  71/5/17    OLATHE,KANS         CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N2526U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON COUNTY
        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 - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           28                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOWER GAVE WINDS.ACFT FLIPPED OVER.WIND GUSTING 38K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2526U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526U-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 17250126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Johnson County

## Other investigations on N2526U (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 FTW98LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA133), Feb 25, 1998: Cessna 172D (N2526U), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was the high wind condition.
- [NTSB MIA66D0514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0514), Mar 31, 1966: Cessna 172 (N2526U), Chamblee, GA, 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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