MKC72DCG46

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182H · Grain Valley, MO · April 2, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1972
Place
Grain Valley, MO · GRAIN VALLEY, MO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8439SCessna 182H
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117330

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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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3-0975   72/4/2    GRAIN VALLEY,MO     CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 134
        TIME - 1630                    N8439S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST KANSAS CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAIN VALLEY,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
        REMARKS- OUTER BRAKE BLOCK OF RT BRAKE MISSING.

Aircraft

Registration
N8439S
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
East 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.