# NTSB MKC72DCG21: Cessna 172, N1345Y, Topeka, KS, September 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1971
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3678  71/9/12    TOPEKA,KANS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 117
        TIME - 1030                    N1345Y              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KANS                 MAYVILLE,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- TKOF WITH 20DEG OF FLAPS.OWNRS MAN RECOMMEND NO FLAPS FOR NORM TKOF,10DEG FOR SHORT FLD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1345Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1345Y), registered now, S/N 17249045, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (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: Allen Air Park

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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